Taxon classification Animalia Dactylogyridea Dactylogyridae
Anacanthorus contortus Cohen, Kohn & Boeger, 2012
Type host.
Salminus brasiliensis
Infection site.
Gills.
Type locality.
Brazil, Paraná State, Paraná River, below and above of the reservoir of Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Station, Guaíra (24°04'48"S, 54°15'21"W).
Holotype.
CHIOC 37662 a.
Paratypes .
CHIOC 37583, 37601 a–c , 37605, 37615, 37620 a–b , 37621 a–b , 37626, 37632, 37660 a–c , 37662 b, 37705, 37706, 37707, 37714, 37716, 37718 a–b , 37721, 37724, 37727 a–b , 37729.
Reference.
Cohen et al. (2012).