A new species of <i>Argulus</i> from Kosi Bay, South Africa and distribution records of the genus

A new species of the fish ectoparasite Argulus i.e. A. kosus is described from Kosi Bay in South Africa. This species is characterised by deep antero-lateral depressions of the dorsal carapace which delimit a pronounced frontal region, scales are present on the mouth tube, varying numbers of sclerit...

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Main Author: Annemarie Avenant-Oldewage
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 1994-09-01
Series:Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science
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Online Access:http://www.koedoe.co.za/index.php/koedoe/article/view/339
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spelling doaj-4f04689ec49547909ee0feb6d49e9fc72020-11-25T02:37:33ZengAOSISKoedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science0075-64582071-07711994-09-013728995289A new species of <i>Argulus</i> from Kosi Bay, South Africa and distribution records of the genusAnnemarie Avenant-Oldewage0Rand Afrikaans UniversityA new species of the fish ectoparasite Argulus i.e. A. kosus is described from Kosi Bay in South Africa. This species is characterised by deep antero-lateral depressions of the dorsal carapace which delimit a pronounced frontal region, scales are present on the mouth tube, varying numbers of sclerites are present on the maxillae, no flagella occur on the swimming legs nor any scales on the antennae. The shape of the respiratory areas are also typical for this species. A table of the distribution of the genus in South Africa and a map showing the localities, is also included.http://www.koedoe.co.za/index.php/koedoe/article/view/339Argulus, Kosi Bay, distribution
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A new species of <i>Argulus</i> from Kosi Bay, South Africa and distribution records of the genus
Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science
Argulus, Kosi Bay, distribution
author_facet Annemarie Avenant-Oldewage
author_sort Annemarie Avenant-Oldewage
title A new species of <i>Argulus</i> from Kosi Bay, South Africa and distribution records of the genus
title_short A new species of <i>Argulus</i> from Kosi Bay, South Africa and distribution records of the genus
title_full A new species of <i>Argulus</i> from Kosi Bay, South Africa and distribution records of the genus
title_fullStr A new species of <i>Argulus</i> from Kosi Bay, South Africa and distribution records of the genus
title_full_unstemmed A new species of <i>Argulus</i> from Kosi Bay, South Africa and distribution records of the genus
title_sort new species of <i>argulus</i> from kosi bay, south africa and distribution records of the genus
publisher AOSIS
series Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science
issn 0075-6458
2071-0771
publishDate 1994-09-01
description A new species of the fish ectoparasite Argulus i.e. A. kosus is described from Kosi Bay in South Africa. This species is characterised by deep antero-lateral depressions of the dorsal carapace which delimit a pronounced frontal region, scales are present on the mouth tube, varying numbers of sclerites are present on the maxillae, no flagella occur on the swimming legs nor any scales on the antennae. The shape of the respiratory areas are also typical for this species. A table of the distribution of the genus in South Africa and a map showing the localities, is also included.
topic Argulus, Kosi Bay, distribution
url http://www.koedoe.co.za/index.php/koedoe/article/view/339
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