Taxon classification Animalia Gyrodactylidea Gyrodactylidae
Phanerothecium spinatus Boeger, Kritsky & Belmont-Jegu , 1994
Type host.
Hypostomus punctatus Valenciennes, 1840 ( Osteichthyes : Loricariidae ).
Infestation site.
Body surface.
Type locality.
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro State, Nova Iguaçú , Guandú River.
Holotype.
CHIOC 33051 a.
Paratypes.
CHIOC 33051 b–k .
Remarks.
Other paratypes deposited in the collections of HWML and USNM.
Reference.
Boeger et al. (1994).