Redescription of Brasilochondria riograndensis (Copepoda, Chondracanthidae)parasitic on flounder, Paralichthys orbignyanus (Actinopterygii, Pleuronectiformes) from SouthAmerican Atlantic waters
Brasilochondria riograndensis Thatcher et Pereira, 2004 (Copepoda,Chondracanthidae) is redescribed based on newly collected material from the branchial cavity offlounder, Paralichthys orbignyanus (Valenciennes, 1842), from the coasts of Buenos Aires Province,Argentina. A number of details were overlooked and some appendages were misidentified in originaldescription and are included herein. These are: the distribution and the number of setae and spinesin the antennule, the armature and segmentation of mandible, maxillule, maxilla, and maxilliped,pedigerous segments and genitoabdomen, in both, females and males. Moreover, the geographicaldistribution of this parasite species is broadened.
Braicovich, PE　Alarcos, AJ
Univ Natl Mar del Plata, Fac Ciencias Exactas and Nat, Parasitol Lab, DeptBiol,CONICET, RA-7600 Mar Del Plata, Argentina
Brasilochondria riograndensis　 Copepoda　 redescription　 Paralichthysorbignyanus Pleuronectiformes OPHIDIIDAE
