Taxon classification Animalia Dactylogyridea Dactylogyridae

Sciadicleithrum frequens Bellay, Takemoto, Yamada & Pavanelli, 2008

Type host.

Geophagus brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) ( Osteichthyes : Cichlidae ).

Infection site.

Gills.

Type locality.

Brazil, Paraná State, Ivaí River basin, Mourão Reservoir (24°02'S, 52°22'W).

Holotype.

CHIOC 36924.

Paratypes.

CHIOC 36921 a–c , 36922, 36923.

Remarks.

Paratypes collected in other reservoirs: CHIOC 36921 a–c ( Iguaçu River basin, Iraí , 25°25'S, 49°06'W) and 36922 (Piriqui River basin, Melissa, 24°48'S, 53°18'W). Other paratype deposited in the BMNH collection.

Reference.

Bellay et al. (2008).