Chiorchis dilatatus Daday, 1907
Adult Trematodes (Platyhelminthes) of freshwater fishes from Argentina: a checklist
Margarita Ostrowski de Núñez
Nathalia J. Arredondo
Alicia A. Gil de Pertierra
Revue suisse de Zoologie
2017
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Chiorchis dilatatus Daday, 1907
Material deposited:MACN-Pa 598 (new voucher material), information about type material not provided by Daday (1907).
Hosts: Piaractus brachypomus(Cuvier)[= Colossoma brachypomus(Cuvier)] (type host, Paraguay), P. mesopotamicus[= Colossoma mitrei(Berg)] ( Characiformes: Serrasalmidae), P. granulosus, Salminus brasiliensis*.
Localities:Paraguay (type locality); Paraná and Paraguay rivers confluence and Middle Paraná River near Corrientes City, Corrientes Province; Paraná- Guazú River**, Entre Ríos Province.
Site of infection:Intestine.
References: Daday(1907), Hamann (1982a, b), Arredondo (2013). Remarks:New host and locality records. The description of this species was based on one specimen from Paraguay; it was not possible to trace where this specimen was deposited.