Potamotrygon motoro Diseases
MainRef: Moravec, F. 1998  
Disease name: Procamallanus Infection 17 Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)Procamallanus Infection 17 Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)  
Country: Brazil   Year:  
Locality: Iguaçú, Uruguay, and Paraná river basins  
Diseases occurred in: eggs fry females in the wild
  larvae juveniles males  in culture
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Remarks: The infection were specifically reported in the Espírito Santo State from the localities of the reservoirs of the Iguaçú, Uruguay, and Paraná river basins near Foz do Iguacu (Moravec, Kohn and Fernandes 1993b). The fish infected is reported as an occasional host of the parasite and could be a paratenic or paradefinitive hosts.  
 
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