Revisiting the octopicolid copepods (Octopicolidae: Octopicola Humes, 1957): comparative morphology and an updated key to species.
Syst Parasitol
; 86(1): 77-86, 2013 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
A review of the present state of knowledge on the octopicolid copepods (Octopicolidae Octopicola Humes, 1957) is presented. Characteristic morphological features are illustrated with scanning electron micrographs of Octopicola superba superba Humes, 1957. Comparative morphology analysis led to the conclusion that there is sufficient evidence to justify raising the two subspecies of O. superba to full species rank. A new identification key for the four species of Octopicola Humes, 1957, i.e. O. superba Humes, 1957, O. antillensis Stock, Humes & Gooding, 1963, O. stocki Humes, 1963 and O. regalis Humes, 1974, is proposed after evaluation of the morphological characters which vary more markedly between them. Among other characters, these species differ in the ornamentation of the third antennal segment, maxilla and male maxilliped. They are further distinguished by a combination of several character states concerning the fifth pedigerous somite.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Copépodes
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Octopodiformes
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Syst Parasitol
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Portugal