A new species of parasitic copepod of the genus lernaeenicus lesueur, 1824 (siphonostomatoida: pennellidae) from the torpedo scad megalaspis cordyla (linnaeus) off Kerala coast of Arabian Sea, India

• Main Authors: Panakkool Thamban Aneesh, Ameri Kottarathil Helna, Appukuttannair Biju Kumar, Balu Alagar Venmathi Maran
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2021
• Subjects: QR Microbiology
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26804/1/A%20new%20species%20of%20parasitic%20copepod%20of%20the%20genus%20Lernaeenicus%20Lesueur%201824%20Siphonostomatoida%20Pennellidae%20from%20the%20torpedo%20scad%20Megalaspis%20cordyla.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26804/3/A%20new%20species%20of%20parasitic%20copepod%20of%20the%20genus%20lernaeenicus%20lesueur%20ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26804/; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/17451000.2021.1887498?needAccess=true
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

A new species of parasitic copepod of the genus Lernaeenicus Lesueur, 1824 (Siphonostomatoida: Pennellidae) parasitizing the torpedo scad Megalaspis cordyla (Linnaeus) collected from the Arabian Sea, off Kerala coast, India is described and illustrated. The new species, Lernaeenicus megalaspis sp. n...