Taxon classification Animalia Dactylogyridea Dactylogyridae

Jainus piava Karling, Bellay, Takemoto & Pavanelli, 2011

Type host.

Schizodon borellii (Boulenger, 1900) ( Osteichthyes : Anostomidae ).

Infection site.

Gill filaments.

Type locality.

Brazil, upper Paraná River floodplain (22°50'-22°70'S, 53°15'-53°40'W).

Holotype.

CHIOC 37235 a.

Paratypes.

CHIOC 37235 b–c , 37236.

Reference.

Karling et al. (2011a).