RECORDS OF CYAMUS BALAENOPTERAE BARNARD AND NEOCYAMUS PHYSETERIS (POUCHET), TWO SPECIES OF WHALE-LICE (AMPHIPODA), FROM THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC

Cyamus balaenopterae Barnard from Balaenoptera acutorostrata and Neocyamus physeteris (Pouchet) from Physeter macrocephalus are reported for the first time from the Pacific Ocean. This is the first record of a cyamid from B. acutorostrata.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Author: Margolis, L.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1959
Subjects:
Animal Science and Zoology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Pacific
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Physeter macrocephalus
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z59-086
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z59-086
Description
Summary:Cyamus balaenopterae Barnard from Balaenoptera acutorostrata and Neocyamus physeteris (Pouchet) from Physeter macrocephalus are reported for the first time from the Pacific Ocean. This is the first record of a cyamid from B. acutorostrata.

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