sharpilosentis peruviensis n. g., n. sp. (acanthocephala: diplosentidae) from freshwater catfishes (siluriformes) in the amazonia. | sharpilosentis peruviensis n. g., n. sp. is described from the catfishes duopalatinus cf. peruanus eigenmann & allen (type-host) and oxydoras niger (valenciennes) in the river amazon basin, peru. the new species belongs to the subfamily diplosentinae tubangui & masilungan, 1937 of the family diplosentidae tubangui & masilungan, 1937 because of its possession of an unarmed trunk, a cylindrical proboscis, proboscis hooks arranged in longitudinal rows and two tubular cement glands of the same lengt ... | 2015 | 25962462 |