Neobrachiella rostrata (Copepoda: Lernaeopodidae) on the gills of the Greenland halibut, Reinhardtius hippoglossoides from the Gulf of St. Lawrence

A short form of Neobrachiella rostrata is found on the gills of Greenland halibut, Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Female copepods from Greenland halibut differ from females occurring on Atlantic halibut, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, in body size and shape of trunk; males di...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Author: Rubec, L. A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1988
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z88-071
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z88-071
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Summary:A short form of Neobrachiella rostrata is found on the gills of Greenland halibut, Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Female copepods from Greenland halibut differ from females occurring on Atlantic halibut, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, in body size and shape of trunk; males differ in the specific structural details of the second antenna and maxilliped and in the presence of armed uropods and a tympanum between the second maxillae. Intraspecific variations are commonly found in females of the genus Neobrachiella but have never been reported in males.