title: Ergasilus boleophthalmi sp. n. (Copepoda: Ergasilidae) parasitic on gobiid fishes from Shatt Al-Basrah Canal, South of Iraq.
abstract: A new species of Ergasilus von Nordmann, 1832 (Copepoda: Ergasilidae) parasitic on the gills of two gobiid fishes Boleophthalmus dussumieri Valenciennes and Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell, 1930) from Shatt Al-Basrah Canal, Iraq, is described. The new species differs from all its congeners by a combination of character states including the shape of the body, and the structure and armature of the swimming legs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources, College of Agriculture, Basrah University, Basrah, Iraq.
authors.forename: Thamir K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Adday
authors.forename: Atheer H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Ali
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D033342:Copepoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology*; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology; D005399:Fishes / Q000469:parasitology; D005880:Gills / Q000469:parasitology*; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D007493:Iraq; D013045:Species Specificity