A new species of parasitic copepod, Sarcotretes umitakae sp. n. (Siphonostomatoida, Pennellidae), on the rattail (Actinopterygii, Macrouridae) from the East China Sea, Japan | Zendy

Daisuke Uyeno | Zendy; Kaori Wakabayashi | Zendy; Kazuya Nagasawa | Zendy

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A new species of parasitic copepod, Sarcotretes umitakae sp. n. (Siphonostomatoida, Pennellidae), on the rattail (Actinopterygii, Macrouridae) from the East China Sea, Japan

Author(s) -

Daisuke Uyeno,

Kaori Wakabayashi,

Kazuya Nagasawa

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

zookeys

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1313-2989

pISSN - 1313-2970

DOI - 10.3897/zookeys.246.3872

Subject(s) - actinopterygii , copepod , china sea , biology , anatomy , vomer , arthropod mouthparts , fishery , crustacean , geology , fish <actinopterygii> , oceanography

A new species of copepod, Sarcotretes umitakaesp. n., of the siphonostomatoid family Pennellidae is described based on female specimens from the rattail Coelorinchus jordani Smith and Pope (Actinopterygii: Gadiformes: Macrouridae) caught in the East China Sea. This species is characterized by exhibiting the following characters: the large proboscis projects strongly; the head bears paired lateral processes which are bulbous and taper into a slender horn; the twisting neck is significantly longer than the trunk; and the trunk bears an anterior constriction with a reduced abdomen.

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