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COPEPODA PARASITIC ON BRITISH AMPHIPODA (CRUSTACEA), WITH A DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF SPHAERONELLA
Author(s) -
GREEN J.
Publication year - 1958
Publication title -
proceedings of the zoological society of london
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0370-2774
DOI - 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1958.tb00690.x
Subject(s) - amphipoda , crustacean , biology , synonym (taxonomy) , zoology , genus , larva , ecology , taxonomy (biology)
SUMMARY Rhizorhina ampeliscae Hansen is recorded from Guernsey and the Clyde area. Five species of the genus Sphaeronella are recorded from British waters for the first time. One of these, S. pikei , is a new species. Sphaeronella elegantula Hansen is shown to be a synonym of S. leuckarti Salensky. The larva of S. danica and the male of S. longipes are described for the first time. The following new hosts are recorded. Aora typica parasitized by S. leuckarti. Erichthonius brasiliensis parasitized by S. danica. Ampelisca tenuicornis parasitized by S. frontalis. Pontocrates arenarius parasitized by S. pikei sp. n.