A new genus and species of hyponeoid (Copepoda) from the olfactory sac of a gulper shark Centrophorus sp. (Squaliformes: Centrophoridae) captured off Madagascar.
Greeniedeets buccaneer n. gen., n. sp. (Hyponeoidae, Siphonostomatoida, Copepoda) infects the olfactory sac of a gulper shark, Centrophorus sp. (Centrophoridae, Squaliformes) off Madagascar. The adult female of Greeniedeets buccaneer n. gen., n. sp. is most easily distinguished from other hyponeoids (Hyponeoidae) by its possession of a genital complex that is horseshoe shaped in dorsal view. An amended family diagnosis for Hyponeoidae and diagnostic key to hyponeoids based on adult females are provided.
Benz
George W
GW
Biology Department, PO. Box 60, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37132, USA. gbenz@mtsu.edu
D000818:Animals; D033342:Copepoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D008270:Madagascar; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000469:parasitology; D010273:Parasitic Diseases, Animal / Q000469:parasitology*; D012754:Sharks / Q000469:parasitology*