Anuretes anomalus
Pillai,
1967 (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: | Siphonostomatoida |
| Family: | Caligidae |
Image copyrights: Marine Biological Association of India
Description
Size: Length 2 mm.
Carapace comparatively large, postero-median lobe twice as broad as lateral lobes and not projecting beyond the latter, considerably overlapping the fourth segment, genital segment transversely rectangular, with rounded corners, abdomen indicated by a small bifid lobe. Antenna 2 with large basal process. Maxilla 1 stout, maxilla 2 with palp placed a little apart from the claw, sternal fork with apically rounded diverging limbs. Leg 4 3-segmented, with long claws.
Parasitic on the gills of Platax teira (fish).
Size: Length 2 mm.
Carapace comparatively large, postero-median lobe twice as broad as lateral lobes and not projecting beyond the latter, considerably overlapping the fourth segment, genital segment transversely rectangular, with rounded corners, abdomen indicated by a small bifid lobe. Antenna 2 with large basal process. Maxilla 1 stout, maxilla 2 with palp placed a little apart from the claw, sternal fork with apically rounded diverging limbs. Leg 4 3-segmented, with long claws.
Parasitic on the gills of Platax teira (fish).
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Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Biogeography
• Kerala INDIA
• Kerala INDIA
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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