Colobomatus kimi sp. nov. (Copepoda: Philichthyidae) parasitic in the dwarf goatfish Upeneus parvus Poey, 1852 (Perciformes: Mullidae) in the South Atlantic Ocean.
A new species of copepod, Colobomatus kimi sp. nov., belonging to the cyclopoid family Philichthyidae Vogt, 1877, is proposed based on female specimens collected from the pores of the cephalic sensory system of the dwarf goatfish, Upeneus parvus Poey from the southeastern Brazilian coastal zone. The new species can be distinguished from its closest congeners by the unique combination of characters displayed by the female, including the forked caudal rami, the position of the midventral cephalic process shorter in relation to the lateral cephalic processes, and the presence of paired genital processes. The new species is the first member of Colobomatus Hesse, 1873 found to parasitize mullids of the genus Upeneus.
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro,Rodovia BR 465 - Km 7, Seropédica, RJ, Brasil, CEP 23890-000.; Email: paschoalfabiano@gmail.com.
Fabiano
F
Paschoal
Instituto Federal do Acre, Câmpus Xapuri.Rua Coronel Brandão 1622, Xapuri, AC, Brasil,CEP: 69930-000.; Email: aldenice.pereira@ifac.edu.br.
Aldenice N
AN
Pereira
Departamento de Parasitologia Animal, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Caixa Postal 74.540, Seropédica, RJ, Brasil, CEP 23851-970.; Email: luqueufrrj@gmail.com.
José Luis
JL
Luque
D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D033342:Copepoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004478:Ectoparasitic Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning / Q000662:veterinary; D010473:Perciformes / Q000469:parasitology*