Taxon classification Animalia Dactylogyridea Dactylogyridae

Anacanthorus brevicirrus Monteiro, Kritsky & Brasil-Sato, 2010

Type host.

Brycon orthotaenia ( Günther, 1864) ( Osteichthyes: Bryconidae).

Infection site.

Gills.

Type locality.

Brazil, Minas Gerais State, São Francisco River near Três Marias Reservoir (18°12'32"S, 45°15'41"W).

Holotype.

CHIOC 37333 a.

Paratypes.

CHIOC 37333 b–c, 37334.

Remarks.

Other paratypes deposited in the collections of INPA, IPCAS and USNM.

Reference.

Monteiro et al. (2010b).