Biology:Hamaticolax unisagittatus
From HandWiki
Short description: Species of parasitic copepod
| Hamaticolax unisagittatus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Subphylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Subclass: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | H. unisagittatus
|
| Binomial name | |
| Hamaticolax unisagittatus (Tavares & Luque, 2003)
| |
Hamaticolax unisagittatus is a species of parasitic copepod belonging to the family Bomolochidae. It is a parasite on the gills of the common snook and has only been recorded in coastal waters off Rio de Janeiro State.[1] In one study over half of the host fish sampled in this area carried this parasite.
The female is up to 1.4 millimetres (0.055 in) long; the male is as yet unknown.[1] Originally described in the genus Acantholochus, it was later transferred to the genus Hamaticolax.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Luiz E. R. Tavares & José L. Luque (2003). "A New Species of Acantholochus (Copepoda: Bomolochidae) Parasitic on Centropomus undecimalis (Osteichthyes: Centropomidae) from the Coastal Zone of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil". Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 98 (2): 241–245. doi:10.1590/S0074-02762003000200013. PMID 12764441. http://www.scielo.br/pdf/mioc/v98n2/v98n2a13.pdf.
- ↑ Ju-shey Ho (2010). "Hamaticolax unisagittatus (Tavares & Luque, 2003)". in T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall. World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=465253. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
Wikidata ☰ Q5644155 entry
 |  |
