3 SPECIES OF PISCINE PARASITIC COPEPODS FROM SOUTHERN AFRICAN COASTALWATERS

Authors
OLDEWAGE WH
Citation
Wh. Oldewage, 3 SPECIES OF PISCINE PARASITIC COPEPODS FROM SOUTHERN AFRICAN COASTALWATERS, South African journal of zoology, 28(2), 1993, pp. 113-121
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Zoology
Journal title
South African journal of zoology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02541858
Volume
28
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
113 - 121
Database
ISI
SICI code
0254-1858(1993)28:2<113:3SOPPC>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Three species of piscine parasitic copepods previously undescribed fro m southern African coastal waters were studied. Although sampling data are incomplete, Lepeopthirius nordmanni(Edwards, 1840) taken from Thu nnus and Mola spp., Euryphorus brachypterus-(Gerstaecker, 1853) from u nknown host and locality and Nesippus orientalis Heller, 1868 from Thu nnus thynnus, the bluefin tuna, are described and figured. Several mor phological variations from other descriptions are noted for all three species.