A new parasitic copepod crustacean of uncertain affinities: Megallecto thirioti n. gen., n. sp

A new genus and species of parasitic copepod, Megallecto thirioti, has been found in a horizontal plankton haul at 100 m depth in the eastern north Atlantic. Its host is very probably a pteropod mollusc belonging to the thecosome group. This copepod would appear to be related to Micrallecto uncinata...

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Main Author: Gotto, R.V.
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Published: 1986
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spelling ftnaturalis:oai:naturalis:505541 2023-05-15T17:30:15+02:00 A new parasitic copepod crustacean of uncertain affinities: Megallecto thirioti n. gen., n. sp Gotto, R.V. 1986 application/pdf http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/505541 http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/549198 unknown http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/505541 http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/549198 (c) Naturalis Bulletin Zoologisch Museum (0165-9464) vol.10 (1986) nr.21 p.185 Article / Letter to the editor 1986 ftnaturalis 2022-09-01T06:21:17Z A new genus and species of parasitic copepod, Megallecto thirioti, has been found in a horizontal plankton haul at 100 m depth in the eastern north Atlantic. Its host is very probably a pteropod mollusc belonging to the thecosome group. This copepod would appear to be related to Micrallecto uncinata Stock, 1971 and Nannallecto fusii Stock, 1973, but differs from both in its much larger size and in several important structural features. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Naturalis Digital Academic Repository (National Museum of Natural History in the Netherlands)
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description A new genus and species of parasitic copepod, Megallecto thirioti, has been found in a horizontal plankton haul at 100 m depth in the eastern north Atlantic. Its host is very probably a pteropod mollusc belonging to the thecosome group. This copepod would appear to be related to Micrallecto uncinata Stock, 1971 and Nannallecto fusii Stock, 1973, but differs from both in its much larger size and in several important structural features.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Gotto, R.V.
spellingShingle Gotto, R.V.
A new parasitic copepod crustacean of uncertain affinities: Megallecto thirioti n. gen., n. sp
author_facet Gotto, R.V.
author_sort Gotto, R.V.
title A new parasitic copepod crustacean of uncertain affinities: Megallecto thirioti n. gen., n. sp
title_short A new parasitic copepod crustacean of uncertain affinities: Megallecto thirioti n. gen., n. sp
title_full A new parasitic copepod crustacean of uncertain affinities: Megallecto thirioti n. gen., n. sp
title_fullStr A new parasitic copepod crustacean of uncertain affinities: Megallecto thirioti n. gen., n. sp
title_full_unstemmed A new parasitic copepod crustacean of uncertain affinities: Megallecto thirioti n. gen., n. sp
title_sort new parasitic copepod crustacean of uncertain affinities: megallecto thirioti n. gen., n. sp
publishDate 1986
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op_source Bulletin Zoologisch Museum (0165-9464) vol.10 (1986) nr.21 p.185
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