Saccocoelioides bacilliformis Szidat, 1973

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Saccocoelioides bacilliformis Szidat, 1973

Material deposited: MACN-Pa (type material).

Host: Astyanax bipunctatus (non valid species) probably A. cf. bimaculatus (Linnaeus) (see Lunaschi, 2002).

Localities: Reconquista River, Buenos Aires Province (type locality).

Site of infection: Pyloric ceca.

Reference: Szidat, 1973.

Remarks: Lunaschi (2002) considered Saccocoelioides bacilliformis junior synonym of Saccocoelioides octavus Szidat, 1970 . However, Kohn et al. (2007) considered this species valid (see Discussion).