Spongiopsyllus redactus, a new species of Entomolepididae (Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida) associated with a scleractinian coral in Brazil

• Published in: Zoosymposia
• Main Authors: CANÁRIO, ROBERTA, NEVES, ELIZABETH G., JOHNSSON, RODRIGO
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Zoosymposia 2012
• Subjects: associated copepod; Scleractinia; Mussismilia hispida; symbiotic fauna; Boa; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: http://www.mapress.com/j/zs/article/view/zoosymposia.8.1.8; https://doi.org/10.11646/zoosymposia.8.1.8

The family Entomolepididae is represented in the South Atlantic Ocean solely by Spongiopsyllus, a monotypic genus found previously in association with sponges. A recent survey on the Boa Viagem Reefs, located off Salvador, Bahia State, on the northeastern region of Brazil, has revealed a new species...