Taxon classification Animalia Monocotylidea Monocotylidae
Heterocotyle sulamericana Santos, Santos, Cunha & Chisholm, 2012
Type host.
Dasyatis guttata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) ( Osteichthyes : Dasyatidae ).
Infection site.
Gills, between secondary lamellae.
Type locality.
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro State, off Angra dos Reis (23°00'24"S, 44°19'05"W).
Holotype.
CHIOC 37551 a.
Paratypes.
CHIOC 37551 b–d .
Remarks.
Collection numbers referred to as “3751” in the original description due to a mistake. Other paratypes deposited in AHC SAMA.
Reference.
Santos et al. (2012).