Exploring South Africa's hidden marine parasite diversity: two new marine Ergasilus species (Copepoda: Cyclopoida: Ergasilidae) from the Evileye blaasop, Amblyrhynchote honckenii (Bloch)
Marine parasites remain understudied in South Africa with little information available on their diversity and the effects these parasites may have on their hosts. This is especially true for parasitic copepods within the family Ergasilidae. Among the 4 genera known in Africa, Ergasilus Nordmann, 183...
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| Main Authors: | Linda van der Spuy, Rodrigo B. Narciso, Kerry A. Hadfield, Victor Wepener, Nico J. Smit |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
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| Series: | Parasitology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0031182024001550/type/journal_article |
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