The South American subcontinent supports one of the world's most diverse and
commercially very important ichthyofauna. In this context, the study of South American fish …

Dactylogyridae is one of the most studied families of parasitic flatworms with more than 1000
species and 166 genera described to date including ecto-and endoparasites. Dactylogyrid …

Lack of data to properly model key biological characteristics like abundance or distribution,
seriously hinder comprehension of biodiversity patterns and their drivers—even for …

Current aquatic farming practices and the species that are grown worldwide are
extraordinarily varied and reflect the diversity of habitats, ecological niches and biological …

Abstract Background Monogenea (Platyhelminthes, Neodermata) are the most species-rich
class within the Neodermata superclass of primarily fish parasites. Despite their economic …

Simple Summary Species richness in open water areas is generally lower than in coastal
zones. Fish parasites have been targeted as biological tags potentially magnifying biological …

We examine the extent to which adult helminths of freshwater fishes have been part of the
Great American Biotic Interchange (GABI), by integrating information in published studies …

The present study describes three new species of monogenean parasites of characid fishes
from the Upper Paraná River basin, Brazil: Characithecium paranapanemense n. sp. on …

Seven new species of Urocleidoides from the gills and skin of nine Neotropical fish hosts
(Anostomidae, Parodontidae, and Gymnotidae) are described: Urocleidoides digitabulum n …

A new genus of dactylogyrid monogeneans (Ancyrocephalinae), Paracosmetocleithrum n.
gen., is erected to accommodate P. trachydorasi n. sp. from Trachydoras paraguayensis …