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).