New species of Peruanella (Dactylogyridae) from Brachyplatystoma tigrinum (Osteichthyes: Pimelodidae) from the Amazonas River, Peru

  • 0Laboratorio de Parasitología y Sanidad Acuícola, Instituto de Investigaciones de La Amazonía Peruana (IIAP), Carretera Iquitos-Nauta Km. 4.5, Iquitos, Loreto, Peru. gmurrieta@iiap.gob.pe.

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