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- Title
Trematoda, Digenea, Didymozoidae, Wedlia retrorbitalis (Yamaguti, 1970) and Wedlia submaxillaris (Yamaguti, 1970): First record in South America and the Atlantic Ocean.
- Authors
Justo, Márcia Cristina Nascimento; Kohn, Anna
- Abstract
Two species of Didymozoidae originally described from Pacific Ocean, Wedlia retrorbitalis and Wedlia submaxillaris are reported for the first time in South America, Atlantic Ocean. W. retrorbitalis was found encysted in retrorbital adipose tissue and W. submaxillaris in the maxillary region of Thunnus obesus caught along the Rio de Janeiro coastline, extending their current geographical distribution. Original measurements and figures are presented.
- Subjects
SOUTH America; ATLANTIC Ocean; TREMATODA; DIGENEA; ZOOGEOGRAPHY; PLATYHELMINTHES
- Publication
Check List, 2010, Vol 6, Issue 3, p387
- ISSN
1809-127X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15560/6.3.387