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Pseudechetus fimbriatus gen. et sp.nov., a caligid copepod from Kerala coastal waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

C. Prabha  and
N. Krishna Pillai
C. Prabha
Affiliation:
Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala, Trivandrum 695007, India
N. Krishna Pillai
Affiliation:
Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala, Trivandrum 695007, India
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Summary

Pseudechetus fimbriatus gen. et sp.nov. from the throat of a carangid is described. The new genus has the closest resemblance to Parechetus Pillai from which it differs in the presence of 4 processes instead of 2 on the genital segment and a pair of processes on the abdomen instead of wings. The sternal fork carries accessory tines anteriorly making it a double structure.

Type
Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 79 , Issue 3 , December 1979 , pp. 425 - 429
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1979

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