Redescription of Lernaeopoda centroscyllii Hansen, 1923 (Copepoda: Lernaeopodidae)

Lernaeopoda centroscyllii, a lernaeopodid copepod parasitic on Centroscyllium fabricii, and briefly described by Hansen on the basis of one damaged female specimen in 1923, has not been recorded since that date. This paper gives a detailed account of both the male and the female of the species, rece...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
Main Author: Kabata, Z.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1964
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f64-061
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f64-061
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Summary:Lernaeopoda centroscyllii, a lernaeopodid copepod parasitic on Centroscyllium fabricii, and briefly described by Hansen on the basis of one damaged female specimen in 1923, has not been recorded since that date. This paper gives a detailed account of both the male and the female of the species, recently taken in Newfoundland waters.