[Colobomatoides splendidus n.g., n.sp. (Copepoda, Philichthyidae), a parasite of teleost fishes of the species Sparus (Sparidae) from the Tunisian coast].
After examination of the mucus ducts of the cephalic system in two species of teleostean fish from the coasts of Tunisia, Sparus ehrenbegi and Sparus caeruleostictus (Sparidae), a parasitic copepod belonging to the Philichthyidae, Colobomatoides splendidus n.g., n. sp. was found. The morphological study of this copepod is carried out.
D000818:Animals; D003445:Crustacea / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D005399:Fishes; D012623:Seawater; D014416:Tunisia
Colobomatoides splendidus n. g., n. sp. (Copepoda, Philichthyidae) parasite de poissons téléostéens du genre Sparus (Sparidae) des côtes de Tunisie.