New morphological information of the parasitic copepod Kroyeria dispar Wilson, 1935 (Copepoda : Kroyeriidae) from the east coast of South Africa

Authors
Dippenaar, SM Olivier, PAS
Citation
Sm. Dippenaar et Pas. Olivier, New morphological information of the parasitic copepod Kroyeria dispar Wilson, 1935 (Copepoda : Kroyeriidae) from the east coast of South Africa, S AFR J ZOO, 34(3), 1999, pp. 125-129
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Animal Sciences
Journal title
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
ISSN journal
02541858 → ACNP
Volume
34
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
125 - 129
Database
ISI
SICI code
0254-1858(199907)34:3<125:NMIOTP>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Features of taxonomic importance of Kroyeria dispar Wilson, 1935 are descri bed from females collected from the gills of tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvie r) captured in the southern Indian Ocean. This is a first record of K. disp ar from South Africa and additional morphological information is given. Obs ervations were made with the aid of scanning electron microscopy (SEM).