“…Twelve of these Ergasilus species, all from Brazil, also possess a 2-segmented endopod in the fourth swimming leg, which serves to distinguis h them from the new species described here. These twelve species are E. bryconis Thatcher, 1981, E. callophysus Thatcher & Boeger, 1984, E. holobryconis Malta & Varella, 1986, E. hydrolochu s Thatcher, Boeger & Robertson, 1984, E. hypophthalmi Boeger, Matins & Thatcher, 1993, E. iheringi Tidd, 1942, E. jaraquensi s Thatcher & Boeger, 1982, E. leporinidi s Thatcher, 1981, E. triangulari s Malta, 1994, E. turucuyus Malta & Varella, 1996, E. urupaensis Malta, 1993, and E. yumaricus Malta & Varella, 1995 Ergasilus euripedesi Montú, 1980 also has a 2-segmented endopod on the rst swimming leg but is not considered here as it has recently been proposed as type species of a new genus Gauchergasilus belonging to the Acusicola-lineage within the family (Montú & Boxshall, 2002).…”