Taxon classification Animalia Dactylogyridea Dactylogyridae

Cacatuocotyle guaibensis Gallas, Calegaro-Marques & Amato, 2014

Type host.

Astyanax aff. fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819) ( Osteichthyes : Characidae ).

Infection site.

External surface.

Type locality.

Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul State, Guaíba Lake, Barra do Ribeiro (30°17'11"S, 51°18'01"W).

Holotype.

CHIOC 37965 a.

Paratypes.

CHIOC 37965 b–c .

Reference.

Gallas et al. (2014).