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Copepods of the family Chondracanthidae (Cyclopoida) parasitic on South African marine fishes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

Ju-Shey Ho
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, California State College, Long Beach, California

Extract

Six species of South African parasitic copepods belonging to the family Chondracanthidae were restudied. A redescription was given of Acanthochondria lepidionis, Ghondracanthus colligens and Ch. neali. Ch. lophii reported by Barnard (1955a) is actually a new species; it was named Ch. barnardi and redescribed. Ch. congiopodi Barnard, 1955, is conspecific with Ch. tuberculatus Nordmann, 1832. A redescription of this species was given based on Barnard's collection. Ch. merluccii was only mentioned and not redescribed.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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