HELMINTH FAUNA OF FISHES FROM THE UPPER PARANÁ RIVER FLOODPLAIN, BRAZIL

Authors

  • Ricardo Massato Takemoto Universidade Estadual de Maringá. - Nupélia - Núcleo de Pesquisas em Limnologia, Ictiologia e Aqüicultura Bloco G-90 - Laboratório de Ictioparasitologia Av. Colombo, 5790 – CEP 87020-900 - Maringá, PR – Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7592-2083
  • Maria de los Angeles Perez Lizama Universidade Estadual de Maringá. Maringá, PR – Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9714-9383

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24039/rnh2010411087

Abstract

The Paraná River is formed by junction of the Grande and Paranaíba Rivers and is the principal river of the La Plata basin. From source to mouth in the La Plata River estuary, the Paraná River flows for approximately 4,695 km (Petri & Fúlfaro, 1985) and drains most of South-Central South America. There are several dams in the main channel and tributaries of the Paraná River, but a floodplain still remains with a complex of tributaries, side channels, lakes, and marginal dikes (Stevaux, 1994; Souza Filho, 2009). This floodplain extends to the States of Paraná and Mato Grosso do Sul, encompassing areas of the Ilha Grande National Park, the Ivinheima State Park and the Environmental Protection Area (APA) of the islands and floodplain of the Paraná River

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Published

2010-02-26

How to Cite

Massato Takemoto, R. ., & Perez Lizama, M. de los A. . (2010). HELMINTH FAUNA OF FISHES FROM THE UPPER PARANÁ RIVER FLOODPLAIN, BRAZIL. Neotropical Helminthology, 4(1), 5–8. https://doi.org/10.24039/rnh2010411087