Taxon classification Animalia Dactylogyridea Dactylogyridae

Ameloblastella paranaensis ( Franca , Isaac, Pavanelli & Takemoto, 2003) Mendoza-Franco & Scholz, 2009

Type host.

Iheringichthys labrosus ( Lütken , 1874) ( Osteichthyes : Pimelodidae ).

Infection site.

Gills.

Type locality.

Brazil, upper Paraná River floodplain (22°43'S, 53°10'W).

Holotype.

CHIOC 34598 a.

Paratypes.

CHIOC 34598 b, 34588 a–d .

Remarks.

Material deposited as Pseudovancleaveus paranaensis . Mendoza-Franco and Scholz (2009) transferred Pseudovancleaveus to Ameloblastella .

References.

França et al. (2003), Mendoza-Franco and Scholz (2009), Monteiro et al. (2010a).