First record of the parasitic copepod, Brachiella trichiuri Gnanamuthu, 1951 (Crustacea: Lernaeopodidae) on Trichiurus lepturus L. (Osteichthyes: Trichiuridae) in the Persian Gulf
The Lernaeopodidae is a cosmopolitan family of copepods parasitic on both elasmobranchs and teleosts in marine and freshwater habitats. Trichiurus lepturus L. is a commercially valuable bentho-pelagic fish inhabiting continental shelves and slopes worldwide. In the present study 74 specimens of T. l...
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Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
2009-07-01
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| Series: | Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics |
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| Online Access: | https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_25098_6fd7d5da2d9c0f50235eae3d710a9b87.pdf |