Rediscovery and first South African records of the parasitic copepod Cancerilla oblonga Bartsch, 1975 (Crustacea, Cancerillidae)

Rediscovery and first South African records of the parasitic copepod Cancerilla oblonga Bartsch, 1975 (Crustacea, Cancerillidae)

The parasitic copepod Cancerilla oblonga, previously know only from the single holotype female collected from Luderitz Bay, Namibia, is rediscovered in Cape Town, South Africa, where it parasitises the brittlestar Amphiura capensis. The first photographic and SEM images of this spe...

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Main Authors: Rebecca B. MacKinnon, Jannes Landschoff, Charles L. Griffiths
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2016-10-01
Series:African Invertebrates
Online Access:https://africaninvertebrates.pensoft.net/article/9775/
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spelling doaj-148d152475634e9cbb21bc0943cce9ae2020-11-24T22:17:12ZengPensoft PublishersAfrican Invertebrates1681-55562305-25622016-10-0157210510910.3897/afrinvertebr.57.97759775Rediscovery and first South African records of the parasitic copepod Cancerilla oblonga Bartsch, 1975 (Crustacea, Cancerillidae)Rebecca B. MacKinnon0Jannes Landschoff1Charles L. Griffiths2University of Cape TownUniversity of Cape TownUniversity of Cape Town The parasitic copepod Cancerilla oblonga, previously know only from the single holotype female collected from Luderitz Bay, Namibia, is rediscovered in Cape Town, South Africa, where it parasitises the brittlestar Amphiura capensis. The first photographic and SEM images of this species are presented and prevalence rates estimated. Of 240 hosts examined, 25 (=10.42%) were infected, of these 7.53% carried a single copepod, 2.09% two copepods and 0.84% three copepods. This discovery is the first record of any siphonostomatoid copepod infecting an invertebrate host in South Africa. https://africaninvertebrates.pensoft.net/article/9775/
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Jannes Landschoff
Charles L. Griffiths
Rediscovery and first South African records of the parasitic copepod Cancerilla oblonga Bartsch, 1975 (Crustacea, Cancerillidae)
African Invertebrates
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Jannes Landschoff
Charles L. Griffiths
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title Rediscovery and first South African records of the parasitic copepod Cancerilla oblonga Bartsch, 1975 (Crustacea, Cancerillidae)
title_short Rediscovery and first South African records of the parasitic copepod Cancerilla oblonga Bartsch, 1975 (Crustacea, Cancerillidae)
title_full Rediscovery and first South African records of the parasitic copepod Cancerilla oblonga Bartsch, 1975 (Crustacea, Cancerillidae)
title_fullStr Rediscovery and first South African records of the parasitic copepod Cancerilla oblonga Bartsch, 1975 (Crustacea, Cancerillidae)
title_full_unstemmed Rediscovery and first South African records of the parasitic copepod Cancerilla oblonga Bartsch, 1975 (Crustacea, Cancerillidae)
title_sort rediscovery and first south african records of the parasitic copepod cancerilla oblonga bartsch, 1975 (crustacea, cancerillidae)
publisher Pensoft Publishers
series African Invertebrates
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publishDate 2016-10-01
description The parasitic copepod Cancerilla oblonga, previously know only from the single holotype female collected from Luderitz Bay, Namibia, is rediscovered in Cape Town, South Africa, where it parasitises the brittlestar Amphiura capensis. The first photographic and SEM images of this species are presented and prevalence rates estimated. Of 240 hosts examined, 25 (=10.42%) were infected, of these 7.53% carried a single copepod, 2.09% two copepods and 0.84% three copepods. This discovery is the first record of any siphonostomatoid copepod infecting an invertebrate host in South Africa.
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