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Sciadocephalus megalodiscus Diesing, 1850 (Cestoda: Corallobothriinae), a parasite of Cichla monoculus Spix, 1831 (Cichlidae), in the Paraná River, State of Paraná, Brazil

@article{Rego1999SciadocephalusMD,
  title={Sciadocephalus megalodiscus Diesing, 1850 (Cestoda: Corallobothriinae), a parasite of Cichla monoculus Spix, 1831 (Cichlidae), in the Paran{\'a} River, State of Paran{\'a}, Brazil},
  author={A. Rego and P. M. Machado and G. C. Pavanelli},
  journal={Journal of the Helminthological Society of Washington},
  year={1999},
  volume={66},
  pages={133-137}
}

A. Rego, P. M. Machado, G. C. Pavanelli

Published 1999

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Journal of the Helminthological Society of Washington

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Sciadocephalus megalodiscus Diesing, gen. et sp. inquirenda, is redescribe d from the tucunare, Cichla monoculus Spix, collected in the Parana River, Brazil. The position of the reproductive system of the parasit e is clarified, thus revalidating the genus and species . Sciadocephalus megalodiscus is recorded from the Parana River for the first time.