Anilocra pilchardi n. sp., a new parasitic cymothoid isopod from off Lebanon (Eastern Mediterranean).
Anilocra pilchardi n. sp. is described from several specimens collected mainly from clupeiform fishes from off Lebanon. Various stages of the parasite are considered: ovigerous and non-ovigerous females, male and intramarsupial larvae. Taxonomic comments on the relationship of A. pilchardi to other congeneric species are given. A. pilchardi belongs to a particular group of Anilocra species previously known only from the Indo-Pacific Region.
Bariche
Michel
M
Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts & Sciences, American University of Beirut, P.O. Box 11-0236, Beirut, Lebanon. mb39@aub.edu.lb
Trilles
Jean-Paul
JP
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005399:Fishes / Q000469:parasitology*; D033321:Isopoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification; D007861:Lebanon; D008297:Male; D008522:Mediterranean Sea