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A new species of <i>Mugilicola</i> parasitic on South African elvers (Copepoda, Therodamasidae)


B Jones
PM Hine

Abstract

A new species of parasitic copepod belonging to the genus Mugilicola Tripathi, I960 (CYCLOPOIDA: THERODAMASIDAE) is described. The copepods were embedded in the buccal cavity of elvers of Anguilla mossambica caught in South African rivers.

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eISSN: 2224-073X
print ISSN: 1562-7020