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 Echinorhynchidae Cobbold, 1876 Brasacanthus sphoeroides Thatcher, 2001 —adult Host and habitat: Sphoeroides greeleyi (MAR) Locality: Off Parana References: Thatcher (2001) Echinorhynchus briconi Machado Filho, 1959 (syn. Metechinorhynchus briconi )—adult Host and habitat: Brycon hilarii (FW) Locality: São Paulo References: Machado Filho (1959c) , Golvan (1969) , Thatcher (1991 , 2006 ) Echinorhynchus gomesi Machado-Filho, 1948 —adult Host and habitat: Prochilodus nigricans (FW) Locality: Mato Grosso References: Machado Filho (1948) Echinorhynchus gracilis Machado Filho, 1948 —adult Host and habitat: Brycon hilarii (FW) Locality: São Paulo References: Machado Filho (1948) Echinorhynchus jucundus Travassos, 1923 —adult Hosts and habitat: Piaractus brachypomus (syn. Colossoma bidens ) (FW), Piaractus mesopotamicus (FW) Locality: São João, Mato Grosso References: Travassos (1923) , Machado Filho (1948), Ferraz de Lima et al . (1990) , Thatcher (1991 , 2006 ) Echinorhynchus paranensis Machado-Filho, 1959 —adult Host and habitat: Triportheus paranensis (FW) Locality: Mato Grosso References: Machado Filho (1959c) , Thatcher (1991) Echinorhynchus salobrensis Machado Filho, 1948 —adult Host and habitat: Mylossoma duriventre (syn. M. paraguayensis ) (FW) Locality: Salobra, Mato Grosso References: Machado Filho (1948), Thatcher (1991) Echinorhynchus sp.—adult Hosts and habitat: Brycon cephalus (FW), Schizodon borellii (FW) Locality: Amazon River Basin, Upper Parana River/Paraná References: Machado et al. (1994 , 1995, 1996), Andrade et al. (2001), Pavanelli et al . (2004) Echinorhynchidae gen. sp.—adult Host and habitat: Kyphosus sp. (MAR) Locality: Off Rio de Janeiro References: Gomes et al. (1974)