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Currently, 24 species of Encotyllabe Diesing, 1850 (Monogenea: Capsalidae), are recorded as parasites on teleost fishes, but the validity of many species has been questioned due to deficient or incomplete descriptions. Almost all species in the genus have been described from one host species or closely related host species, suggesting host specificity, but some species, specifically Encotyllabe spari Yamaguti, 1934, have been reported from at least 19 species belonging to nine families in two orders (Perciformes and Scorpaeniformes) from Japan, Arabian Gulf and Brazil. Concerning Brazilian records of Encotyllabe spari and Encotyllabe cf. spari, seven species belonging to four families and two orders have been reported as hosts for this species. The aim of this study was to describe two new species of Encotyllabe from Brazil, previously considered as E. spari. Morphological and morphometric (multivariate analysis of proportional measurements standardized by total length) and molecular analysis (LSU rRNA and cox1 gene) were performed in order to identify the collected monogeneans. The description of two new species, namely Encotyllabe bifurcatum n. sp. and Encotyllabe parvum n. sp., parasitizing Pagrus pagrus and Orthopristis ruber, respectively, is the result of the three approaches. The main morphological differences from the most related species include a combination of body size, shape of the male copulatory organ, size and position of the testes. Our results suggest host specificity for members of Encotyllabe and specimens previously recorded as E. spari, other than those from the original description, must be revisited.

A new species of ergasilid copepod, Ergasilus xinguensis n. sp., is described from females found on the gills of two cichlid fishes, Geophagus argyrostictus (Kullander, 1991) (type host) and G. altifrons (Heckel, 1840), from the Brazilian Amazon. The new species can be distinguished from congeners by the unique combination of the following characteristics: the cephalothorax is not inflated and is slightly constricted, the first antennulary segment bears 3 setae, maxillule with 3 unequal outer setae without minute process medially, maxilla has a large syncoxa with one seta near its basis, first and fourth legs are with a 3-segmented endopod, base of the exopod in leg 2 with a conspicuous bluntly-pointed projection and caudal ramus with two rows of curved conical spinules on ventral surface. The new species is the second member of Ergasilus von Nordmann, 1832 found on cichlids of the genus Geophagus (Heckel).

Entre fevereiro de 2009 a junho de 2012, 368 espécimes de nove espécies de peixes marinhos (Osteichthyes) coletados ao longo da costa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (21° - 23° S, 41° - 45° W), foram necropsiados para estudar sua fauna parasita de Copepoda e Isopoda. Foram identificadas 11 espécies de copépodes e três espécies de isópodes parasitos. Sendo coletados 852 espécimes de copépodes e quatro de isópodes. O mais prevalente e abundante dentre os crustáceos parasitos foi Taeniacanthus lagocephali Pearse, 1952, enquanto Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758 foi a espécie de hospedeiro com a maior diversidade de espécies de ectoparasitos. Os gêneros Ceratothoa Dana, 1852 e Mothocya Hope, 1851 são registrados pela primeira vez para o Brasil neste estudo.

Entre fevereiro de 2009 a junho de 2012, 368 espécimes de nove espécies de peixes marinhos (Osteichthyes) coletados ao longo da costa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (21° - 23° S, 41° - 45° W), foram necropsiados para estudar sua fauna parasita de Copepoda e Isopoda. Foram identificadas 11 espécies de copépodes e três espécies de isópodes parasitos. Sendo coletados 852 espécimes de copépodes e quatro de isópodes. O mais prevalente e abundante dentre os crustáceos parasitos foi Taeniacanthus lagocephali Pearse, 1952, enquanto Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758 foi a espécie de hospedeiro com a maior diversidade de espécies de ectoparasitos. Os gêneros Ceratothoa Dana, 1852 e Mothocya Hope, 1851 são registrados pela primeira vez para o Brasil neste estudo.