Taeniacanthus brayae Tang, Uyeno & Nagasawa, 2011, n. sp. ...

Taeniacanthus brayae n. sp. (Figs 6–8) Type material. Ƥ holotype (AM P65291) and 4 Ƥ paratypes (AM P69674–P69676), ex 1 Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker) (AM I33744-020), Boot Reef, Coral Sea, 26 January 1993. Other material examined. 1 Ƥ (AM P65108), ex P. melanocephalus (AM I20445-012), Christmas...

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Main Authors: Tang, Danny, Uyeno, Daisuke, Nagasawa, Kazuya
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Published: Zenodo 2011
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6189825
https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.6189825
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Summary:Taeniacanthus brayae n. sp. (Figs 6–8) Type material. Ƥ holotype (AM P65291) and 4 Ƥ paratypes (AM P69674–P69676), ex 1 Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker) (AM I33744-020), Boot Reef, Coral Sea, 26 January 1993. Other material examined. 1 Ƥ (AM P65108), ex P. melanocephalus (AM I20445-012), Christmas Island, Australia, 25 May 1978; 2 Ƥ (WAM C38655), ex 1 P. melanocephalus (WAM P.30629.008), Madang, Papua New Guinea, 6 February 1993; 1 Ƥ (WAM C38763), ex P. melanocephalus (WAM P.30406.013), Sibuan Island, Malaysia, 13 February 1992; 1 Ƥ (WAM C38622), ex P. melanocephalus (WAM P.29047.004), Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea, 14 September 1986; 1 Ƥ (MAGNT Cr014961), ex P. melanocephalus (MAGNT S.13676-062), Table Island Reef, Madang, Papua New Guinea, 14 October 1992. Description of adult female. Body 471 µm long (excluding caudal setae) and 227 µm wide (n = 3) (Fig. 6 A). Prosome composed of cephalothorax (first pedigerous somite combined with cephalosome) and 3 free pedigerous somites. Urosome short, comprised of 5th ... : Published as part of Tang, Danny, Uyeno, Daisuke & Nagasawa, Kazuya, 2011, Parasitic copepods of the family Taeniacanthidae (Crustacea) from triggerfishes (Teleostei, Balistidae) and filefishes (Teleostei, Monacanthidae) collected in the Indo-West Pacific region, with descriptions of two new species of Taeniacanthus Sumpf, 1871, pp. 33-56 in Zootaxa 3103 on pages 44-48, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.201761 ...