A new species of parasitic copepod of the genus lernaeenicus lesueur, 1824 (siphonostomatoida: pennellidae) from the torpedo scad megalaspis cordyla (linnaeus) off Kerala coast of Arabian Sea, India

Panakkool Thamban Aneesh and Ameri Kottarathil Helna and Appukuttannair Biju Kumar and Balu Alagar Venmathi Maran (2021) A new species of parasitic copepod of the genus lernaeenicus lesueur, 1824 (siphonostomatoida: pennellidae) from the torpedo scad megalaspis cordyla (linnaeus) off Kerala coast of Arabian Sea, India. Marine Biology Research, 16 (10). pp. 1-11. ISSN 1745-1019

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Abstract

A new species of parasitic copepod of the genus Lernaeenicus Lesueur, 1824 (Siphonostomatoida: Pennellidae) parasitizing the torpedo scad Megalaspis cordyla (Linnaeus) collected from the Arabian Sea, off Kerala coast, India is described and illustrated. The new species, Lernaeenicus megalaspis sp. nov., can be distinguished from its other 32 congeners by the following features: (i) cephalosome 1.5 times longer than broad; (ii) presence of three stout posterior horns on the cephalosome, one median and two lateral, all sub-similar and apically round and blunt; (iii) neck 4.6 times as long as trunk; (iv) abdomen slightly longer than trunk; (v) 4-segmented antennule, and (vi) maxilla, third segment narrow, longer than second, segment 1 slightly broader than others and lateral border with two small spine.

Item Type:	Article
Keyword:	Fish Parasite , Copepod , Lernaeenicus , Pennellidae , New Species , Attachment Site , Arabian Sea
Subjects:	Q Science > QR Microbiology ?? QR171_Microorganisns ?? ?? QR180 ??
Department:	INSTITUTE > Borneo Marine Research Institute
Depositing User:	SAFRUDIN BIN DARUN -
Date Deposited:	04 May 2021 08:20
Last Modified:	04 May 2021 08:20
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26804

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