Review of Sarcotretes Jungersen, 1911 (Copepoda: Pennellidae) from midwater and demersal fishes in the north Atlantic Ocean

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Author: Hogans, W. E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1988
• Subjects: North Atlantic; Copepods
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z88-201; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z88-201

The genus Sarcotretes, parasitic copepods from midwater and demersal fishes in the Atlantic Ocean, is reviewed. The taxonomic status of the six nominal species is discussed. Two species, S. scopeli, from midwater fishes, and S. eristaliformis, from demersal fishes, are tentatively considered valid members of the genus. The remaining species (S. inflexus, S. lobatus, S. gempyli, and S. nodicornis) are probable synonyms of the type species, S. scopeli. A detailed description of S. scopeli from six midwater host species is presented.