Taxonomy and distribution were studied on the species of the family Lichomolgidae recently collected from 4 sites in Indonesian waters. Three species were recorded, including Kelleria pectinata (A.
Mulyadi Mulyadi
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Copepoda Poecilostomatoida associated with Bivalvia from New Guinea [PDF]
Four species of Copepoda Poecilostomatoida are recorded from the mantle cavity of bivalve molluscs collected in West New Guinea (Irian Barat, Indonesia). Two of these are new to science: Pseudanthessius dimorphus and Lichomolgus hoi n. spp.
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A bizarre parasitic copepod (nereicoliform Poecilostomatoida) from the Great Barrier Reef [PDF]
A bizarre copepod, with 8 snake-like lateral body processes, was found in a sample with tubicolous polychaetes from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef. The animal is described as Octophiophora lacertae n. gen., n. sp., and its relationships with other nereicoliform Poecilostomatoida are discussed.
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Macroevolutionary patterns of sexual size dimorphism in copepods. [PDF]
The Centre for Ocean Life is a VKR Centre of Excellence funded by the Villum ...
Hirst AG, Kiørboe T.
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An annotated checklist of freshwater Copepoda (Crustacea, Hexanauplia) from continental Ecuador and the Galapagos Archipelago. [PDF]
An annotated checklist of the free-living freshwater Copepoda recorded in different regions in Ecuador (including the Amazon, the Andes, the coastal region, and the Galapagos Islands) is here provided.
Corgosinho PHC +6 more
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Distinctive mitochondrial genome of Calanoid copepod
Background Copepods are highly diverse and abundant, resulting in extensive ecological radiation in marine ecosystems. Calanus sinicus dominates continental shelf waters in the northwest Pacific Ocean and plays an important role in the local ecosystem by
Chaolun Li +3 more
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International shipping as a potent vector for spreading marine parasites. [PDF]
Abstract Aim The global shipping fleet, the primary means of transporting goods among countries, also serves as a major dispersal mechanism for marine invasive species. To date, researchers have primarily focussed on the role of ships in transferring marine macrofauna, often overlooking transfers of associated parasites, which can have larger impacts ...
Pagenkopp Lohan KM, Darling JA, Ruiz GM.
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Four new species of splanchnotrophid copepods (Poecilostomatoida) parasitic on doridacean nudibranchs (Gastropoda, Opistobranchia) from Japan, with proposition of one new genus [PDF]
Four new species of splanchnotrophid copepods are described based on specimens collected from 5 species of doridacean nudibranchs from coastal waters of Japan. They belong to 3 genera, one of which, Majimun gen. n., is new.
Daisuke Uyeno, Kazuya Nagasawa
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From the analysis of plankton samples from a coastal lagoon system of northern Colombia a female specimen of the poecilostomatoid copepod Kelleria reducta Gómez, 2006 was recorded.
Eduardo Suárez-Morales +1 more
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Feeding of Oncaea curvata (Poecilostomatoida, Copepoda) [PDF]
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