First Japanese Record of Argulus nobilis (Crustacea: Branchiura: Argulidae), an Ectoparasite of Gars of North American Origin

Argulus nobilis Thiele, 1904 is an ectoparasite of gars (Lepisosteidae) in the U.S.A. Five female specimens of A. nobilis were found in the collection of the Lake Biwa Museum, Japan. This is the first record of the species from Japan and outside the U.S.A. The specimens were collected from an uniden...

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Main Author: Kazuya Nagasawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology 2023-10-01
Series:Species Diversity
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