Redescription of Elthusa sinuata (Koelbel, 1879) comb.nov. (Isopoda, Cymothoidae) parasitizing the red bandfish in Turkey
Oktener, A.; Trilles, J.P.; Kocabas, E.; Inceoglu, H.; Alas, A. (2018). Redescription of Elthusa sinuata (Koelbel, 1879) comb.nov. (Isopoda, Cymothoidae) parasitizing the red bandfish in Turkey. Thalassas 34(2): 333-339. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41208-018-0068-z
In: Thalassas. Universidad de Vigo: Vigo. ISSN 0212-5919; e-ISSN 2366-1674, more
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Cymothoidae Leach, 1814 [WoRMS]; Elthusa Schioedte & Meinert, 1884 [WoRMS]; Elthusa sinuata (Koelbel, 1879) [WoRMS]; Isopoda [WoRMS]; Livoneca Leach, 1818 [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
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Cymothoidae, Elthusa, Livoneca, Isopoda, Red bandfish, Turkey |
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- Oktener, A.
- Trilles, J.P.
- Kocabas, E.
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| Abstract |
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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