Redescription of Elthusa sinuata (Koelbel, 1879) Comb.Nov (Isopoda, Cymothoidae) Parasitizing the Red Bandfish in Turkey
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Tarih
2018
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Springer International Publishing Ag
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Livoneca sinuata Koelbel, 1879 (Isopoda, Cymothoidae) is known from the Mediterranean Sea. In this study, this species is redescribed and transferred to the genus Elthusa according to the current status of this: body weakly twisted, antennula shorter than antenna, posterior margin of cephalon not trilobed, pleonite 1 slightly narrower than pleonite 2, maxilliped with oostegital lobe and pleopods all lamellar, without lobes or folds. This species was collected on the red bandfish, Cepola macrophthalma, and reported for the first time in the Sea of Marmara, Turkey. The species is also photographed for the first time on the host.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Cymothoidae, Elthusa, Livoneca, Isopoda, Red Bandfish, Turkey
Kaynak
Thalassas
WoS Q Değeri
Q4
Scopus Q Değeri
Q3
Cilt
34
Sayı
2
