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New records and expanded descriptions of Tentacularia coryphaenae and Hepatoxylon trichiuri homeacanth trypanorhynchs (Eucestoda) from carcharhinid sharks from the state of Santa Catarina off shore, Brazil
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KNOFF, Marcelo et al. New records and expanded descriptions of Tentacularia coryphaenae and Hepatoxylon trichiuri Homeacanth Trypanorhynchs (Eucestoda) from Carcharhinid sharks from the state of Santa Catarina off-shore, Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, v. 13, n. 2, p. 73-80, 2004.
0103-846X
1984-2961
Autor
Knoff, Marcelo
São Clemente, Sérgio C. de
Pinto, Roberto M.
Lanfredi, Reinalda M.
Gomes, Delir C.
Resumen
Specimens of carcharhinid sharks, captured in 1999 in the State of Santa Catarina. Brazil, were parasitized with homeacanth trypanorhynchs: Prionace glauca (Linnaeus. 1758) with Tentacularia coryphaenae Bosc. 1802 and Hepatoxylon trichiuri (Holten, 1802) Bosc. 1811: Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey. 1861) and C. obscurus (Lesueur, 1818) with T. coryphaenae. Further details of internal morphology and/or of scolex and/or segment surface ultra structure, that expand their descriptions, by using bright field and scanning electronic microscopy, are provided.