A new species of Sarcotaces (Copepoda: Cyclopoida: Philichthyidae) from Antimora rostrata (Actinopterygii: Gadiformes: Moridae)
Parasitic copepods of the genus Sarcotaces occur in galls inside the skeletal musculature of fishes. The gall, hosting a highly metamorphosed drop-shaped female contains also a black fluid capable of staining the fish tissues during filleting. Their marine fish hosts are globally distributed and unt...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2024-03-01
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Series: | Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria |
Online Access: | https://aiep.pensoft.net/article/108526/download/pdf/ |