A new genus of sea louse (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida: Caligidae) parasitic on the bluespine unicornfish (Naso unicornis)

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 231-240

  Boxshall, Geoffrey A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alanlewisia gen. n.; Caligidae; Fish host; Naso unicornis; Parasitic copepod; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ANURETES; CALIGIDAE; CALIGUS; COPEPODA; LEPEOPHTHEIRUS; NASO UNICORNIS; PARALEBION; PHTHIRAPTERA; SIPHONOSTOMATOIDA; TUXOPHORUS;

EID: 54549090159     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2008.031     Document Type: Article

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