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LARVAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE GENUS CHONOPELTIS (CRUSTACEA: BRANCHIURA)
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.tb06161.x
Subject(s) - larva , crustacean , biology , genus , zoology , host (biology) , ecology
A description is given of the larval development of Chonopeltis brevis and of a species of which the adult is not yet known. All stages of development are parasitic on fishes, and different hosts are employed by larvae and adults. Attachment is described and host transfer is discussed.