Izawa, K. (2023). Pseudotaeniacanthus japonicus sp. nov. (Copepoda, Cyclopoida, Taeniacanthidae) recovered from Conger japonicus Bleeker, 1879 (Actinopterygii, Anguilliformes) in Japan, with description of copepodids v-iii of the species. Crustaceana. 96 (9):897-912.
Pseudotaeniacanthus japonicus sp. nov. (Copepoda, Cyclopoida, Taeniacanthidae) recovered from Conger japonicus Bleeker, 1879 (Actinopterygii, Anguilliformes) in Japan, with description of copepodids v-iii of the species.
Crustaceana
96 (9):897-912.
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Pseudotaeniacanthus japonicus sp. nov. (Taeniacanthidae) is described based on specimens of both sexes recovered from the body surface and the bucco-branchial cavity of the beach conger, Conger japonicus Bleeker, 1879 (Congridae) in Japan. C. japonicus represents a new host for the family. Copepodids V-III of the species are also described.
Key words. — Parasitic copepods, Cyclopoida, Taeniacanthidae, Actinopterygii, Congridae, copepodids