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THE PARASITIC COPEPODA AND BRANCHIURA OF THE FISHES OF LAKE VICTORIA AND THE VICTORIA NILE
Author(s) -
FRYER GEOFFREY
Publication year - 1961
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.1469-7998.1961.tb06160.x
Subject(s) - fauna , crustacean , fishery , ecology , biology , geography , invertebrate , zoology
An account is given of the parasitic Crustacea of the fishes of Lake Victoria and the Victoria Nile. Seven species of Copepoda, of which three are new, and three species of Branchiura, of which one is new, are described. Biological data are given and the fauna is discussed from a zoogeographical standpoint.