Life Cycle Development of Anacanthorus spathulatus and Notozothecium janauachensis (Monopisthocotyla), Parasites of the Gills of Colossoma macropomum (Osteichthyes: Serrasalmidae) Raised in Glass Aquariums in the Peruvian Amazon

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2026-02-21

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This study describes the life cycle development of two monopisthocotyls gill parasites, Anacanthorus spathulatus Kritsky, Thatcher & Kayton, 1979 and Notozothecium janauachensis Belmont-Jégu, Domingues & Martins, 2004 (Monopisthocotyla), infecting Colossoma macropomum (Cuvier, 1816) reared under controlled aquarium conditions in the Peruvian Amazon.

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Monopisthocotylans, Oncomiracidium, Tambaqui, Host–parasite relationships

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Morey, G.A.M., Anable, R.N.F., Dávila-Pizango, H. et al. Life Cycle Development of Anacanthorus spathulatus and Notozothecium janauachensis (Monopisthocotyla), Parasites of the Gills of Colossoma macropomum (Osteichthyes: Serrasalmidae) Raised in Glass Aquariums in the Peruvian Amazon. Acta Parasit. 71, 82 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11686-026-01265-6

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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12921/964

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