Chonopeltis liversedgei sp. n. (Crustacea: Branchiura), parasite of the Western bottlenose Mormyrus lacerda (Mormyridae) from the Okavango Delta, Botswana

Title:

Chonopeltis liversedgei sp. n. (Crustacea: Branchiura), parasite of the Western bottlenose Mormyrus lacerda (Mormyridae) from the Okavango Delta, Botswana

Creator:

Van As, Jo G. and Van As, Liesl L.

Identifier:

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Subject:

Chonopeltis liversedgei, morphology, taxonomy, and fish parasite

Type:

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Format:

print

Description:

A new species Chonopeltis liversedgei sp. n. of the endemic African genus Chonopeltis Thiele, 1900 (Crustacea: Branchiura) is described. T his ectoparasite inhabits the branchial chamber of its mormyrid host Mormyrus lacerda Castelnau, 1861 and was collected from three localities in the Okavango River and its inland Delta in Botswana, Southern Africa.

Language:

English

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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Coverage:

319-325 and 81-87

Source:

Folia parasitologica | 1999 Volume:46 | Number:4

Harvested from:

CDK

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