Taxon classification Animalia Gyrodactylidea Gyrodactylidae

* Hiperopletes malmbergi Boeger, Kritsky & Belmont-Jegu , 1994

Type host.

Rhineloricaria sp. ( Osteichthyes : Loricariidae ).

Infestation site.

Body surface.

Type locality.

Brazil, Amazonas State, Manaus, Candiru stream.

Holotype.

CHIOC 33050 a.

Paratypes.

CHIOC 33050 b–l .

Remarks.

Other paratypes deposited in the collections of HWML and USNM.

Reference.

Boeger et al. (1994).