A new genus and a new species of Clausiidae (Crustacea, Copepoda) parasitic on Dipolydora armata (Polychaeta, Spionidae) in Brazil

A new genus and species of parasitic copepod (Clausiidae), Spionicola mystaceus, associated with the polychaete Dipolydora armata (Spionidae) is described and figured. The new copepod has an elongate body, 5-segmented antennule, 2-segmented rami on legs 1 and 2, 2 spines representing leg 3, no leg 4...

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Autores: Björnberg, Tagea K. S., Radashevsky, Vasily I.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Repositorio:Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (Online)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.usp.br:article/33759
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/33759
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Crustacea
Copépodos parasitas
Poliquetas
Brasil
Clausiídeos
Copepod parasite
Polychaetes
Brazil
Clausiids
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Sumario:A new genus and species of parasitic copepod (Clausiidae), Spionicola mystaceus, associated with the polychaete Dipolydora armata (Spionidae) is described and figured. The new copepod has an elongate body, 5-segmented antennule, 2-segmented rami on legs 1 and 2, 2 spines representing leg 3, no leg 4, leg 5 well developed and reduced armature elements on feeding limbs. The host is a mollusk-shell borer, collected off São Sebastião Island, State of São Paulo, Brazil.