A new species of Pupulina van Beneden, 1892 (Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida, Caligidae) from Aetobatuscf.narinari (Pisces, Myliobatidae) from the Pacific coast of Ecuador.

ABSTRACT: A new caligid copepod species, Pupulinamantensissp. n. is described based on female and male specimens collected from the gills of the myliobatid elasmobranch Aetobatuscf.narinari Euphrasen, 1790 captured off the Pacific coast of Ecuador. The new species has a unique combination of characters that diverges from its known congeners, including: (i) weakly developed posterolateral processes on the genital complex; (ii) large spines on posterior surface of maxilliped basis (iii) abdomen slender, unsegmented, approximately 1/2 length and 1/5 width of genital complex; (iv) third exopodal segment of leg II with single long naked spine adjacent to minute, naked lateral spine; (v) velum of leg II with adjacent patch of denticles; (vi) caudal rami slightly less than half the length of

SUBMITTER: Cruz-Quintana Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6079104 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature