“…involving helminth parasites of Scombridae from Brazil, in the southwest Atlantic Ocean (Kohn et al, 2001;Kohn and Justo, 2008;Justo et al, 2008Justo and Kohn, 2005, the most prevalent and abundant species belong to Didymozoidae Monticelli, 1888, which is in agreement with results reported by other authors in different parts of the world (Yamaguti, 1970;Ishii, 1935, Nikolaeva, 1985, Pozdnyakov, 1996Madhavi and Ham 2000;Munday et al, 2003;Mladineo et al, 2011). The Didymozoidae, found predominantly in tropical and subtropical waters, are one of the most enigmatic groups of parasites of marine fish (Nikolaeva, 1985).…”