Taxon classification Animalia Dactylogyridea Dactylogyridae
Demidospermus labrosi Franca , Isaac, Pavanelli & Takemoto, 2003
Type host.
Iheringichthys labrosus
Infection site.
Gills.
Type locality.
Brazil, upper Paraná River floodplain (22°43'S, 53°10'W).
Holotype.
CHIOC 34594 a.
Paratypes.
CHIOC 34587 a–c , 34594 b–c , 34595, 34596, 34597.
Remarks.
Some authors considered the species to be a synonym of Demidospermus cornicinus Kritsky & Gutiérrez , 1998 (Cohen and Kohn 2008a, Monteiro et al. 2010a). Takemoto et al. (2009) referred to it as Demidospermus labrosi .
References.
França et al. (2003), Cohen and Kohn (2008a), Takemoto et al. (2009), Monteiro et al. (2010a).