Two new species of Herpyllobius Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861 and a new record of Herpyllobius antarcticus Vanhöffen, 1913 (parasitic Copepoda) from the Weddell Sea, Antarctica

Thirteen species of the genus Herpyllobius Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861 are known to date. In this paper two new species are described asHerpyllobius polarsterni, and H. stocki. A comparison with congeneric species is made. A new find of H. antarcticus is recorded, and thedescription of Vanhöffen i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lopez-Gonzalez, P. J., Bresciani, J., Conradi, M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: 2000
Subjects:
Weddell
Weddell Sea
Antarc*
Antarctica
antarcticus
Polar Biology
Online Access:https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/5723/
https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.16286
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Summary:Thirteen species of the genus Herpyllobius Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861 are known to date. In this paper two new species are described asHerpyllobius polarsterni, and H. stocki. A comparison with congeneric species is made. A new find of H. antarcticus is recorded, and thedescription of Vanhöffen is confirmed. Including the present record, 15 species of Herpyllobius are now known, of which 7 have been reportedfrom the southern hemisphere.

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