Taeniacanthus indicus
Pillai
1963 (Copepod)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Image copyrights: Marine Biological Association of India
Organism information awaits expert curation
| Taxonomy | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Maxillopoda |
| Order: | Poecilostomatoida |
| Family: | Taeniacanthidae |
Image copyrights: Marine Biological Association of India
Description
Size: Length 2.4 mm
Carapace roughly semicircular, first 3 trunk segments rectangular, abdomen 4-segmented, anal laminae shorter than the last abdominal segment. Endopod of leg 1 broad and 2-segmented, legs 2-4 with 3-segmented rami, exopod of leg 2 with blunt, jointed spines, that of second with stout sickle-shaped flanged claws, that of third with apically forked spines carrying a spinule. Second segment of leg 5 rounded. Maxilliped 1-segmented, with 2 setae on the hind border.
Parasitic on fish (Chiloscyllium indicum).
Size: Length 2.4 mm
Carapace roughly semicircular, first 3 trunk segments rectangular, abdomen 4-segmented, anal laminae shorter than the last abdominal segment. Endopod of leg 1 broad and 2-segmented, legs 2-4 with 3-segmented rami, exopod of leg 2 with blunt, jointed spines, that of second with stout sickle-shaped flanged claws, that of third with apically forked spines carrying a spinule. Second segment of leg 5 rounded. Maxilliped 1-segmented, with 2 setae on the hind border.
Parasitic on fish (Chiloscyllium indicum).
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Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Biogeography
• Kerala INDIA (Record: 1965)
• Kerala INDIA (Record: 1965)
Literature Source(s)
- 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
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