Quadrigyridae Van Cleave, 1920

Santos, Cláudia P., Gibson, David I., Tavares, Luiz E. R. & Luque, José L., 2008, Checklist of Acanthocephala associated with the fishes of Brazil, Zootaxa 1938, pp. 1-22 : 7-8

Family Quadrigyridae Van Cleave, 1920

Machadosentis travassosi Noronha, 1992 —adult Host and habitat: Gymnothorax ocellatus (MAR) Locality: Off Bahia

Reference: Noronha (1992)

Palliolisentis quinqueungulis Machado-Filho, 1960 —adult Hosts and habitat: Triportheus angulatus (FW), Triportheus paranensis (FW) Locality: Salobra, Mato Grosso

References: Machado Filho (1960), Thatcher (1991)

Quadrigyrus brasiliensis Machado Filho, 1941 —adult

Hosts and habitat: Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus (FW), Hoplias malabaricus (FW). Locality: Salobra, Mato Grosso, Upper Parana River/Paraná

References: Machado Filho (1941), Thatcher (1991), Pavanelli et al. (2004)

Quadrigyrus machadoi Fabio, 1983 —larva and adult

Hosts and habitat: Cichla monoculus (FW—larva), Hemisorubim platyrhynchos (FW—larva), Gymnotus sp. (FW—adult), Hoplias malabaricus (FW—adult)

Localities: Parana River/Paraná, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Baía, Mato Grosso do Sul References: Fabio (1983), Weiblen and Brandão (1992), Pavanelli et al. (2001, 2002, 2004), Machado et al. (2000), Guidelli et al. (2003), Isaac et al. (2004), Rosim et al. (2005)

Quadrigyrus torquatus Van Cleave, 1920 — adult

Hosts and habitat: Acestrorhynchus lacustris (FW), Hoplias malabaricus (FW), Leporinus lacustris (FW)

Localities: Upper Parana River/Paraná, Rio de Janeiro

References: Fabio (1983), Thatcher (1991) Pavanelli et al. (2004), Carvalho et al. (2003), Guidelli et al. (2006)

Quadrigyrus sp.—adult

Hosts and habitat: Astyanax altiparanae (FW), Iheringichthys labrosus (FW), Pachyurus squamipennis (FW), Prochilodus lineatus (FW)

Localities: Upper Parana River/Paraná São Francisco River, Mato Grosso, Paraná References: Pavanelli et al. (2004), Lizama et al. (2005), Moreira et al. (2005),Takemoto et al. (2005)