Redescription of Ceratothoa carinata (Bianconi, 1869) and Ceratothoa oxyrrhynchaena Koelbel, 1878 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoidae), buccal-attaching fish parasites new to Australia
Martin, M.B.; Bruce, N.L.; Nowak, B.F. (2013). Redescription of Ceratothoa carinata (Bianconi, 1869) and Ceratothoa oxyrrhynchaena Koelbel, 1878 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoidae), buccal-attaching fish parasites new to Australia. Zootaxa 3683(4): 395. https://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3683.4.4 In: Zootaxa. Magnolia Press: Auckland. ISSN 1175-5326; e-ISSN 1175-5334, more | |
Keywords | Ceratothoa Dana, 1852 [WoRMS]; Crustacea [WoRMS]; Cymothoidae Leach, 1814 [WoRMS]; Dentex spariformis Ogilby, 1910 [WoRMS]; Isopoda [WoRMS]; Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793) [WoRMS] Marine/Coastal | Author keywords | Crustacea, Isopoda, Cymothoidae, taxonomy, Ceratothoa, Selar crumenophthalmus, Dentex spariformis, fish parasites, Australia |
Authors | | Top | - Martin, M.B.
- Bruce, N.L., more
- Nowak, B.F.
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Abstract | Ceratothoa carinata (Bianconi, 1869) and Ceratothoa oxyrrhynchaena Koelbel, 1878 are recorded for the first time from Australia and redescribed. Ceratothoa curvicauda Nunomura, 2006 is synonymised with Ceratothoa carinata. Brief ac-counts are given on the distribution and hosts of these species. |
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