THAMNOCEPHALUS-CEREBRINOXIUS N. G., N. SP. (COPEPODA, SPHYRIIDAE), A PARASITE IN THE NASAL CAPSULES OF LEPTOCHARIAS-SMITHII (MULLER AND HENLE, 1839) (PISCES, LEPTOCHARIIDAE) OFF THE COAST OF SENEGAL

Authors
DIEBAKATE C RAIBAUT A KABATA Z
Citation
C. Diebakate et al., THAMNOCEPHALUS-CEREBRINOXIUS N. G., N. SP. (COPEPODA, SPHYRIIDAE), A PARASITE IN THE NASAL CAPSULES OF LEPTOCHARIAS-SMITHII (MULLER AND HENLE, 1839) (PISCES, LEPTOCHARIIDAE) OFF THE COAST OF SENEGAL, Systematic parasitology, 38(3), 1997, pp. 231-235
Citations number
5
Journal title
Systematic parasitology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01655752
Volume
38
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
231 - 235
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-5752(1997)38:3<231:TNGNS(>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
Thamnocephalus cerebrinoxius n. g., n. sp. is a sphyriid copepod found in the nasal capsules of a small enzootic west African shark, Leptoch arias smithii (Leptochariidae), caught off the coast of Senegal. The m ost characteristic feature of this copepod is its holdfast of numerous , profusely branching dendrites that penetrate the olfactory lobe of t he host's brain. This type of host-parasite relationship is unique amo ng all known parasitic copepods.