Orstomella yaliuensis n. sp., a xarifiid copepod (Crustacea) parasitic in the polyps of hump coral Porites lutea Milne Edwards & Haime off Taiwan
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Systematic Parasitology 74 (1): 17-21
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Systematic Parasitology
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74
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1
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17-21
Date Issued
2009
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A new species of xarifiid copepod, Orstomella yaliuensis n. sp., is described. It was found living in the polyps of a scleractinian coral, Porites lutea Milne Edwards & Haime, collected off Yaliu in the northern part of Taiwan. The new species can be distinguished from its two congeners, O. faviae Humes & Ho, 1968 and O. lobophylliae Humes & Ho, 1968, by the presence of five (rather than six) segments on the antennule, a spine only (rather than a seta and a spine) at the tip of the antenna, a uniramous leg 2, and a relatively long (rather than short) spine at the tip of the caudal ramus.
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