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A new species of bomolochid Orbitacolax brevispinus n. sp. and redescription of taeniacanthid Cirracanthus inimici (Yamaguti et Yamasu, 1959) (Crustacea: Copepoda: Cyclopoida) parasitic on marine fishes of Korea

  • Seong Yong Moon , Jung-Hwa Choi and B.A. Venmathi Maran EMAIL logo
Published/Copyright: October 18, 2018
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Abstract

Two species of cyclopoid copepods are recorded in this study. (1) A new species of bomolochid, Orbitacolax brevispinus n. sp. (Crustacea) is described based on adult females collected from the gill filaments and inner surface of the opercula of red barracuda, Sphyraena pinguis Günther (Perciformes: Sphyraenidae), captured in Korean waters. The new species differs from its congeners by the possession of two pairs of spines on the dorsal surface of the cephalothorax located just posterior to the rostrum and a different setal formula on the distal exopodal segments of legs 2–4. (2) A taeniacanthid Cirracanthus inimici (Yamaguti et Yamasu, 1959) (Crustacea) is redescribed based on the specimens collected from the gill filaments and inner surface of the opercula of devil stinger, Inimicus japonicus (Cuvier) (Scorpaeniformes: Synancellidae). This finding is the first record in Korean waters and the first description of male. A checklist of parasitic copepods of the families Bomolochidae Sumpf, 1871 and Taeniacanthidae Wilson, 1911of Korea is also provided.

  1. Funding. This work was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Fisheries Science (R2018023) of Korea.

  2. Conflict of interest. The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

  3. Ethical approval. All applicable institutional, national and international guidelines for the care and use of animals were followed.

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Received: 2018-03-01
Revised: 2018-05-01
Accepted: 2018-06-21
Published Online: 2018-10-18
Published in Print: 2018-12-19

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