A new species of bomolochid Orbitacolax brevispinus n. sp. and redescription of taeniacanthid Cirracanthus inimici (Yamaguti et Yamasu, 1959) (Crustacea: Copepoda: Cyclopoida) parasitic on marine fishes of Korea
Moon, S.Y.; Choi, J.-H.; Venmathi Maran, B.A. (2018). A new species of bomolochid Orbitacolax brevispinus n. sp. and redescription of taeniacanthid Cirracanthus inimici (Yamaguti et Yamasu, 1959) (Crustacea: Copepoda: Cyclopoida) parasitic on marine fishes of Korea. Acta Parasitol. 63(4): 692-703. https://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ap-2018-0081
In: Acta Parasitologica. Witold Stefanski Institute of Parasitology/de Gruyter: Warszawa, Berlin. ISSN 1230-2821; e-ISSN 1896-1851, more
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Classification > Taxonomy
Fauna > Aquatic organisms > Aquatic animals > Fish
Korea, Rep.
Taxa > Species > New taxa > New species
Cirracanthus inimici (Yamaguti & Yamasu, 1959) [WoRMS]; Copepoda [WoRMS]; Cyclopoida [WoRMS]; Inimicus japonicus (Cuvier, 1829) [WoRMS]; Orbitacolax brevispinus Moon, Choi & Venmathi Maran, 2018 [WoRMS]; Sphyraena pinguis Günther, 1874 [WoRMS]
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copepod; redescription; taeniacanthid |
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- Moon, S.Y.
- Choi, J.-H.
- Venmathi Maran, B.A.
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| Abstract |
Two species of cyclopoid copepods are recorded in this study. (1) A new species of bomolochid, Orbitacolax brevispinus n. sp. (Crustacea) is described based on adult females collected from the gill filaments and inner surface of the opercula of red barracuda, Sphyraena pinguis Günther (Perciformes: Sphyraenidae), captured in Korean waters. The new species differs from its congeners by the possession of two pairs of spines on the dorsal surface of the cephalothorax located just posterior to the rostrum and a different setal formula on the distal exopodal segments of legs 2–4. (2) A taeniacanthid Cirracanthus inimici (Yamaguti et Yamasu, 1959) (Crustacea) is redescribed based on the specimens collected from the gill filaments and inner surface of the opercula of devil stinger, Inimicus japonicus (Cuvier) (Scorpaeniformes: Synancellidae). This finding is the first record in Korean waters and the first description of male. A checklist of parasitic copepods of the families Bomolochidae Sumpf, 1871 and Taeniacanthidae Wilson, 1911of Korea is also provided. |
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