Riggia puyensis n. sp. (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) parasitizing Chaetostoma breve and Chaetostoma microps (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Ecuador

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• 作者：C. Rodrí ; guez-Haro<sup> ; sup><sup>1sup><sup> ; sup><sup>cerh81@yahoo.com.arsup> ; M.M. Montes<sup>1sup> ; P. Marcotegui ; S.R. Martorelli
• 关键词：Parasites ; Crustacea ; Riggia ; Ecuador ; Armoured catfish
• 刊名：Acta Tropica
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：March 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：167
• 期：Complete
• 页码：50-58
• 全文大小：4126 K
• 卷排序：167

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The genus Riggia Szidat 1948 includes five species, all parasites of freshwater fish distributed in South America. The new species has developed eyes and a large size. Riggia puyensis sp. n. was found in C. breve and C. microps from the Puyo and Bobonaza rivers in Ecuador. The prevalence of infection is 1.9% in C. breve, intensity 1 and 2.2% in C. microps, intensity 1.