Checklist of Acanthocephala associated with the fishes of Brazil Author Santos, Cláudia P. Author Gibson, David I. Author Tavares, Luiz E. R. Author Luque, José L. text Zootaxa 2008 1938 1 22 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.184999 296f6756-9e1c-418a-b744-82bb1c0ed414 1175-5326 184999 Family Polyacanthorhynchidae Golvan, 1956 Polyacanthorhynchus macrorhynchus ( Diesing, 1856 ) —adult Host and habitat: Arapaima gigas (FW) Locality: Amazon River basin References: Diesing (1856) , Travassos (1919) , Travassos et al. (1928) , Machado Filho (1947) , Golvan (1956) , Travassos and Freitas (1964), Thatcher (1991 , 2006 ) Polyacanthorhynchus rhopalorhynchus ( Diesing, 1851 ) —adult Host and habitat: Arapaima gigas (FW) Localities: Amazon River basin, Mato Grosso References: Diesing (1851) , Baylis (1927) , Travassos (1919) , Travassos et al. (1928) , Machado Filho (1947) , Thatcher (1991 , 2006 )