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Three new species of Lernanthropus (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida) from Vietnam.

Journal:
Zootaxa
Year:
2025
Authors:
Kovaleva, Nina N
Affiliation:
Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity

Abstract

Three new species of copepods of the genus Lernanthropus de Blainville, 1822 (Siphonostomatoida: Lernanthropidae) parasitic on marine fishes of Vietnam are described and illustrated: Lernanthropus hexodonis Kovaleva, sp. nov., L. kazachenkoi Kovaleva, sp. nov., and L. marginatus Kovaleva, sp. nov.

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Original publication: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41119720/