| tapeworms (cestoda: proteocephalidea) of firewood catfish sorubimichthys planiceps (siluriformes: pimelodidae) from the amazon river. | a survey of proteocephalidean cestodes found in the firewood catfish sorubimichthys planiceps (spix et agassiz) from the amazon river is provided. the following taxa parasitic in s. planiceps are redescribed on the basis of their type specimens and material collected recently in the amazon river, near the type localities in brazil, and in iquitos, peru: monticellia lenha woodland, 1933; nomimoscolex lenha (woodland, 1933) (syn. proteocephalus lenha woodland, 1933); and monticellia megacephala wo ... | 2008 | 18578164 |