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Lernanthropus corteziensis n. sp. (Copepoda: Lernanthropidae), parasitic on the gills of a teleost fish in Mexican waters

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A new species of parasitic copepod, Lernanthropus corteziensis (Siphonostomatoida: Lernanthropidae), is described and illustrated. The copepod has been found in the Sea of Cortez (Bahia de la Paz) on the gills of Diapterus peruvianus, a teleost fish known in the local vernacular as “mojarra”.

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  1. Department of Zoology, The University of British Columbia, 6270 University Boulevard, V6T 2A9, Vancouver, B.C., Canada

    G. B. Deets

  2. Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Pacific Biological Station, V9R 5K6, Nanaimo, B.C., Canada

    Z. Kabata

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Deets, G.B., Kabata, Z. Lernanthropus corteziensis n. sp. (Copepoda: Lernanthropidae), parasitic on the gills of a teleost fish in Mexican waters. Syst Parasitol 18, 77–80 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00012226

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