SCHISTOBRACHIA JORDAANAE N. SP. (COPEPODA: SIPHONOSTOMATOIDA: LERNAEOPODIDAE) FROM GILL FILAMENTS OF A DIAMOND RAY (GYMNURA NATALENSIS) CAPTURED IN THE INDIAN OCEAN AND A KEY TO SPECIES OF SCHISTOBRACHIA, DENDRAPTA, AND BRIANELLA

SCHISTOBRACHIA JORDAANAE N. SP. (COPEPODA: SIPHONOSTOMATOIDA: LERNAEOPODIDAE) FROM GILL FILAMENTS OF A DIAMOND RAY (GYMNURA NATALENSIS) CAPTURED IN THE INDIAN OCEAN AND A KEY TO SPECIES OF SCHISTOBRACHIA, DENDRAPTA, AND BRIANELLA

Schistobrachia jordaanae n. sp. (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida: Lernaeopodidae) is described from adult female specimens collected from gill filaments of a diamond ray Gymnura natalensis (Gilchrist and Thompson, 1911) captured in the Indian Ocean off the South African coast. Schistobrachia jordaanae i...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of parasitology 2004-06, Vol.90 (3), p.481-484
Hauptverfasser: Dippenaar, Susan M, Olivier, Pieter A. S, Benz, George W
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abdomen
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Blisters
Claws
Coasts
Congeners
Copepoda - anatomy & histology
Copepoda - classification
Diamonds
ECTOPARASITOLOGY
Female
Female animals
Females
Filaments
Fish Diseases - parasitology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects
General aspects and techniques. Study of several systematic groups. Models
Gills - parasitology
Habitus
Holotypes
Identification keys
Indian Ocean
Invertebrates
Oceans
Parasitism
Parasitology
Schistobrachia
Sharks
Skates (Fish) - parasitology
Zoology
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Zusammenfassung:Schistobrachia jordaanae n. sp. (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida: Lernaeopodidae) is described from adult female specimens collected from gill filaments of a diamond ray Gymnura natalensis (Gilchrist and Thompson, 1911) captured in the Indian Ocean off the South African coast. Schistobrachia jordaanae is best distinguished from its congeners by 2 unique characteristics: it possesses a necklike region between the origin of its maxillae and maxillipeds and the tips of its maxillae bifurcate repeatedly to form a rootlike anchor.
ISSN:0022-3395
1937-2345
DOI:10.1645/GE-3268