Lamproglena hepseti n. sp. (Copepoda: Lernaeidae), a gill parasite of the African pike Hepsetus odoe (Bloch) from the Okavango River and Delta, Botswana.
During surveys of the biodiversity of fish parasites in the Okavango River and Delta, Botswana, specimens of Lamproglena von Nordmann, 1832 were found associated with the African pike Hepsetus odoe (Bloch). This Lamproglena species distinctly differs from all known species based on morphological features, in particular the cephalothorax and the maxilliped; it is described as L. hepseti n. sp. and is specific to its host, the African pike.
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Liesl L
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Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa. vanasll.sci@mail.uovs.ac.za
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Jo G
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D000818:Animals; D044822:Biodiversity; D001902:Botswana; D033342:Copepoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D017859:Esocidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D005880:Gills / Q000469:parasitology*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D045483:Rivers