How many species of genus Lernaeopoda Blainville, 1822 (Siphonostomatoida: Lernaeopodidae) are there in the southwestern Atlantic?

Miguel Montes, Martín; Gómez, Sebastián; Castro Romero, Raúl; D. Bovcon, Nelson; Vettorazzi, Renzo; F. SERRANO, CLAUDIO; Reig, Germán; Ferrari, Walter; M. Cuevas, J.; R. Martorelli, Sergio

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5346.4.6

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How many species of genus Lernaeopoda Blainville, 1822 (Siphonostomatoida: Lernaeopodidae) are there in the southwestern Atlantic?

Published in Zootaxa • Sep 20, 2023

Authors:

Martín Miguel Montes

Sebastián Gómez

Raúl Castro Romero

Abstract

The family Lernaeopodidae includes 14 genera parasitizing elasmobranchs. Fourteen species of this family have been cited from Argentina, four of which were found on chondrichthyans. Schroederichthys bivius Mller and Henle and Galeorhinus galeus (Linnaeus) from Argentina harbored parasitic copepods o...

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Biology

Taxonomy (biology)

Genus

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