Acanthochondria cyclopsetta Pearse, 1952 and A. alleni n. sp. (Copepoda; cyclopoida; Chondracanthidae) from flatfish hosts of the U.S.A., with comments on the taxonomic position of A. zebriae Ho, Kim & Kumar, 2000 and A. bicornis Shiino, 1955 and the validity of Pterochondria Ho, 1973

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2657, 2010, Pages 18-32

  Tang, Danny ^a,b   Kalman, Julianne E ^c   Ho, Ju Shey ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Cabrillo Marine Aquarium   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

North America; Paralichthyidae; Parasite; Pleuronectiformes; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOCHONDRIA; ACANTHOCHONDRIA ZEBRIAE; CHONDRACANTHIDAE; COPEPODA; CYCLOPOIDA; CYCLOPSETTA; CYCLOPSETTA CHITTENDENI; CYCLOPSETTA FIMBRIATA; PARALICHTHYIDAE; PLEURONECTIFORMES; PLEURONECTOIDEI; PTEROCHONDRIA; XYSTREURYS LIOLEPIS;

EID: 78049373824     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2657.1.2     Document Type: Article

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