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Redescription of Neobrachiella spinicephala (Ringuelet, 1945) parasitic on Pinguipes brasilianus Cuvier, 1829 from Argentina, with the first description of the male

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Neobrachiella spinicephala (Ringuelet, 1945) (Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida, Lernaeopodidae) is redescribed based on newly collected material from the Brazilian sandperch, Pinguipes brasilianus Cuvier, 1829, (the type host) from Mar del Plata, Argentina (the type locality). A description of the male is given for the first time. Although some differences were observed between the original description and the specimens examined in this study, these differences do not warrant a change in the taxonomic status of this species. Indeed, the generic status of the species is confirmed, especially based on characteristics of the male.

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  1. Laboratorio de Parasitologia, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Funes 3350, 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina

    Jorge A. Etchegoin (Member of Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Técnicas (CONICET), Juan T. Timi (Member of Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Técnicas (CONICET) & Ana L. Lanfranchi (Member of Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Técnicas (CONICET)

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Etchegoin, J.A., Timi, J.T. & Lanfranchi, A.L. Redescription of Neobrachiella spinicephala (Ringuelet, 1945) parasitic on Pinguipes brasilianus Cuvier, 1829 from Argentina, with the first description of the male. Acta Parasit. 51, 290–293 (2006). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11686-006-0044-2

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