%0 Journal Article %T Megathylacus travassosi sp. n. and Nomimoscolex sudobim Woodland, 1935 (Cestoda - Proteocephalidea) parasites of Pseudoplatystoma corruscans (Agassiz, 1829) (Siluriformes - Pimelodidae) from the Itaipu reservoir and Parana River, Parana State, Brazil %A Pavanelli %A Gilberto Cezar %A Rego %A Amilcar Arandas %J Mem¨®rias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz %D 1992 %I Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Minist¨¦rio da Sa¨²de %R 10.1590/S0074-02761992000500036 %X it is described megathylacus travassosi sp. n., parasite of pseudoplatystoma corrusccans (agassiz,1829), a pimelodid fish caught in itaipu reservoir and paran¨¢ river, brazil. nomimoscolex sudobim woodland, 1935 is redescribed and for the first time referred parasitising p. corruscans. the list of proteocephalid cestodes of genus pseudoplatystoma bleeker, 1862, with its geographic distribution is given. %K megathylacus travassosi %K pseudoplatystoma corruscans %K nomimoscolex sudobim %K rio paran¨¢. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0074-02761992000500036&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en