Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Ergasilus boleophthalmi sp. n. (Copepoda: Ergasilidae) parasitic on gobiid fishes from Shatt Al-Basrah Canal, South of Iraq.
- Journal:
- Wiadomosci parazytologiczne
- Year:
- 2011
- Authors:
- Adday, Thamir K & Ali, Atheer H
- Affiliation:
- Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources
Abstract
A new species of Ergasilus von Nordmann, 1832 (Copepoda: Ergasilidae) parasitic on the gills of two gobiid fishes Boleophthalmus dussumieri Valenciennes and Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell, 1930) from Shatt Al-Basrah Canal, Iraq, is described. The new species differs from all its congeners by a combination of character states including the shape of the body, and the structure and armature of the swimming legs.
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