A new bopyrid isopod Athelges neotenuicaudis (Crustacea: Isopoda: Epicaridea) parasitic on Pagurus kulkarnii from Visakhapatnam Coast, India.
A new bopyrid isopod Athelges neotenuicaudis is reported. The new isopod is collected from the crab Pagurus kulkarnii as ectoparasite. They are found in the intertidal region of Mukkam, Visakhapatnam Coast. Andhra Pradesh, India. Athelges neotenuicaudis n. sp. is compared with A. paguri Rathke, 1843; A. tenuicaudis Rathke, 1843; and A. bilobus Rathke.
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Department of Zoology, Andhra University, India.
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D000818:Animals; D003386:Brachyura / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D007194:India; D012623:Seawater