A NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS ARGULUS (CRUSTACEA, BRANCHIURA) PARASITIC ON ATRACTOSTEUS-TROPICUS (PISCES, LEPISOSTEIDAE) FROM TABASCO, MEXICO

Authors
PINEDA R PARAMO S DELRIO R
Citation
R. Pineda et al., A NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS ARGULUS (CRUSTACEA, BRANCHIURA) PARASITIC ON ATRACTOSTEUS-TROPICUS (PISCES, LEPISOSTEIDAE) FROM TABASCO, MEXICO, Systematic parasitology, 30(3), 1995, pp. 199-206
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Parasitiology
Journal title
Systematic parasitology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01655752
Volume
30
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
199 - 206
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-5752(1995)30:3<199:ANSOTG>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
A new species of Argulus is described from the garfish Atractosteus tr opicus in the Tabasco wetlands, Mexico. Comparisons are made with what appear to be its closest relatives. This species is characterised by the presence of two notches in the inner margin of the large respirato ry area, seven to nine supporting sclerites in the suckers, and the ch aracteristic shape of the sexual modifications of the second, third an d fourth legs in the male.