Taxon classification Animalia Capsalidea Capsalidae

Nasicola brasiliensis Kohn, Baptista-Farias, Santos & Gibson, 2004

Type host.

Thunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839) ( Osteichthyes : Scombridae ).

Infection site.

Nasal cavities.

Type locality.

Brazil, Rio de Janeiro State, off Cabo Frio (22°52'46"S, 42°01'07"W).

Holotype.

CHIOC 34924 a.

Paratypes.

CHIOC 34924 b, 34925 a–b , 34935.

Remarks.

Other paratypes deposited in the BMNH collection.

Reference.

Kohn et al. (2004).