Lepeophtheirus simplex sp. n., a caligid copepod (Siphonostomatoida) parasitic on "botete" (bullseye puffer, Sphoeroides annulatus) in Sinaloa, Mexico
Por:
Ho J.-S., Gómez S., Fajer-Avila E.
Publicada:
1 ene 2001
Resumen:
A new species of caligid copepod, Lepeophtheirus simplex sp. n., parasitic on bullseye puffer, Sphoeroides annulatus (Jenyns) in Sinaloa, Mexico is described. The new species is distinguished from its congeners by the possession of (1) a maxillule with simple dentiform process; (2) a sternal furca with sharply pointed, curved tines; (3) a 2-segmented exopod of leg 3 with simple, slender spine on proximal segment; (4) a 3-segmented exopod of leg 4 with a long proximal, outer spine; and (5) the terminal claw of male antenna with a large, tridentate, medial protuberance.
Filiaciones:
Ho J.-S.:
Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Long Beach, CA 90840-3702, United States
Gómez S.:
Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Long Beach, CA 90840-3702, United States
Fajer-Avila E.:
Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Long Beach, CA 90840-3702, United States
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