Type material of Platyhelminthes (Monogenoidea) housed in the Helminthological Collection of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute/ FIOCRUZ (CHIOC), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 1979 to 2016.

Daniela A Lopes,Marcelo Knoff,Adriana Mainenti,Magda Sanches,Delir Corrêa-Gomes

doi:10.3897/zookeys.616.8481

Abstract

A catalogue of type material of monogenoids deposited in the Helminthological Collection of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute, FIOCRUZ (CHIOC), between 1979 and 2016, is presented, given that the last list of types was produced in 1979. The monogenoid collection comprises type lots for 203 species, distributed across 14 families and 68 genera. Specific names are listed systematically, followed by type host, infection site, type locality, specimens with the collection numbers and references. The classification and the nomenclature of the species have been updated.

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Natural history collections provide important documentary evidence of biodiversity and the information that they contain is very useful
The century-old Helminthological Collection of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute, FIOCRUZ (CHIOC), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, contains helminths that form part of the fauna of Brazil and other countries, from a wide range of hosts that were caught in different biomes
A large number of species of Monogenoidea were deposited in the CHIOC, which reflects the increased number of taxonomists working on this group in Brazil

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Introduction

Natural history collections provide important documentary evidence of biodiversity and the information that they contain is very useful. In the case of helminthological collections, the specimens acquired have been a source for knowledge of helminth biodiversity, and for parasitological studies on taxonomy, systematics and identification of causes of zoonoses. The century-old Helminthological Collection of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute, FIOCRUZ (CHIOC), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, contains helminths that form part of the fauna of Brazil and other countries, from a wide range of hosts that were caught in different biomes. The samples are holotypes, paratypes and representative specimens of Platyhelminthes (Trematoda, Cestoda and Monogenoidea), Acanthocephala, Nematoda and other non-helminth phyla, such as Annelida and Arthropoda. A large number of species of Monogenoidea were deposited in the CHIOC, which reflects the increased number of taxonomists working on this group in Brazil.

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