Gussevia asota Kritsky, Thatcher & Boeger, 1989

Type host and locality: Astronotus ocellatus (Agassiz 1831) ( Perciformes: Cichlidae); Janauac Lake, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil and an aquarium in Pocatello, Idaho, United States.

Present host and locality: Astronotus ocellatus (Agassiz 1831) ( Perciformes: Cichlidae); Aquarium shops in Lucknow (26.8467° N, 80.9462° E), New Delhi (28.6139° N, 77.2090° E), and Kolkata (22.5726° N, 88.3639° E); July 2020 to October 2021.

Site of infection: Gills

Infection parameters: Prevalence: 100% (12 out of 12 A. ocellatus examined); Intensity: 30.16 ± 9.70 (18-48, n=12).

Vouchers deposited: 4 specimens stained with Horen’s and Gomori’s trichrome and mounted on glass slides in DPX (Smithsonian Institution; USNM 1679191-94) .

DNA sequences deposited: GenBank: 28S, ON614225