Discovery of new species of mesoparasitic pennellid (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida) from the endemic mesopelagic lightfish Vinciguerria mabahiss in the Red Sea

Discovery of new species of mesoparasitic pennellid (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida) from the endemic mesopelagic lightfish Vinciguerria mabahiss in the Red Sea

A new species of the genus Cardiodectes Wilson, 1917 (Siphonostomatoida: Pennellidae), Cardiodectes tofaili n. sp., is described based on 13 adult females from ten specimens of the endemic lightfish Vinciguerria mabahiss (Stomiiformes: Phosichthyidae). These hosts were inadvertently captured by a re...

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Main Authors: Lim Kah Kheng, Angulo-Preckler Carlos, Rabaoui Lotfi J., Qurban Mohammad A., Pieribone Vincent A., Duarte Carlos M., Uyeno Daisuke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2025-01-01
Series:Parasite
Subjects:
phosichthyidae
mesoparasite
cardiodectes
western indian ocean
Online Access:https://www.parasite-journal.org/articles/parasite/full_html/2025/01/parasite250021/parasite250021.html
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