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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2000
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Online Access: | https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/5723/ https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.16286 |
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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