Taxon classification Animalia Dactylogyridea Dactylogyridae
Demidospermus paranaensis Ferrari-Hoeinghaus, Bellay, Takemoto & Pavanelli, 2010
Type host.
Loricariichthys platymetopon Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1979 ( Osteichthyes : Loricariidae ).
Infection site.
Gill filaments.
Type locality.
Brazil, upper Paraná River floodplain (22°43'S, 53°10'W).
Holotype.
CHIOC 37255 a.
Paratypes.
CHIOC 37255 b–e .
Reference.
Ferrari-Hoeinghaus et al. (2010).