Probopyrus ringueleti Verdi & Schuldt, 1988

Type host. Palaemonetes argentinus Nobili, 1901 (Caridea, Palaemonidae)

Site of infection. Gills chambers.

Type locality. Argentina, Buenos Aires Province, La Plata, Canal Villa Elisa (34°50’S- 57°59’W).

Paratypes. 3 ♀ and 2 ♂, MLP-Cr 26013, MLP-Cr 26014, 1988-09-12, same locality as type. Collector: Schuldt, M

Current status. Valid species.

Additional types. Holotype ♀ and allotype ♂, CC-FC. Paratypes. 8 ♀ and 10 ♂ deposited at MACN-In 33654. 1982-11-12. Same collector as paratypes.

Reference. Verdi & Schuldt (1988).