Pseudopetalus caudatus   (Gnanamuthu,  1950) (Copepod)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class: Maxillopoda
Order:Siphonostomatoida
Family:Caligidae

Image copyrights: Marine Biological Association of India
Description
Size: Length 8.5 mm.

Abdomen oblong, only slightly longer than broad, with prominent postero-median sinus.

Parasitic in the buccal cavity of Dussumieria hasseltii (fish).

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Biogeography


• Tamil Nadu, Chennai INDIA
• Kerala INDIA
Literature Source(s)
  • Srivastava, GK (1988) Fauna of India: Dermaptera (super family: Pygidicranoidea) ZSI, Kolkatta (Part 1) 268 pp Available at - NCL, Pune
  • Pillai, NK (1967) Copepods parasitic on Indian marine fishes - A review Proceedings of the symposium on Crustacea Marine Biological Association of India Part V 1556-1680 Available at - NIO, Goa
  • Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
Page last updated on:2010-07-15

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