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Thamnocephalus cerebrinoxius n. g., n. sp. (Copepoda: Sphyriidae), a parasite in the nasal capsules of Leptocharias smithii (Müller & Henle, 1839) (Pisces: Leptochariidae) off the coast of Senegal

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Thamnocephalus cerebrinoxius n. g., n. sp. is a sphyriid copepod found in the nasal capsules of a small enzootic west African shark, Leptocharias smithii (Leptochariidae), caught off the coast of Senegal. The most characteristic feature of this copepod is its holdfast of numerous, profusely branching dendrites that penetrate the olfactory lobe of the host's brain. This type of host-parasite relationship is unique among all known parasitic copepods.

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  1. Département de Biologie Animale, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Sénégal

    Cheikhna Diebakate

  2. Laboratoire de Parasitologie Comparée, UMR CNRS 5555, Station Méditerranéenne de l'Environnement Littoral, Université Montpellier II, 34200, Sète, France

    André Raibaut

  3. Pacific Biological Station, Nanaimo, B.C., Canada, V9R 5K6

    Zbigniew Kabata

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Diebakate, C., Raibaut, A. & Kabata, Z. Thamnocephalus cerebrinoxius n. g., n. sp. (Copepoda: Sphyriidae), a parasite in the nasal capsules of Leptocharias smithii (Müller & Henle, 1839) (Pisces: Leptochariidae) off the coast of Senegal. Syst Parasitol 38, 231–235 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005840205269

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