Lernaeenicus

Raja, Kuzhanthaivel, Saravanakumar, Ayyapan, Gopalakrishnan, Ayyaru, Vijayakumar, Ramalingam, Hwang, Ui Wook & Maran, Balu Alagar Venmathi, 2016, The genus Lernaeenicus Lesueur (Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida, Pennellidae) in India: a checklist with notes on its taxonomy and ecology, Zootaxa 4174 (1), pp. 192-211 : 197-198

Lernaeenicus sp. 2

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Material examined. Three ♀♀ (CASMB-60) from body surface near anal fin of goldspot mullet Chelon parsia ( Hamilton, 1822) ( Mugiliformes : Mugilidae ) (Table 1).

Diagnostic features. Body length 3.1–4.2 cm. Head small, bearing three horns dorsally. Horns broader than long. Two horns located on dorso-lateral side and one median horn on dorsal side. Anterior side of head bluntly rounded and dorsally convex. Neck long and narrow. Trunk slightly broader then neck. Abdomen short, as long as trunk. Caudal rami absent. Egg strings long and narrow, carrying 60–75 eggs.

TABLE ·. Lernaeenicus species ( Siphonostomatoida , Pennellidae ) from the southeast coast of India, including their hosts, sites of infection, prevalence, and mean and maximum intensity. For authorities of host names see text. *: based on voucher specimens.

Figures

FIGURE 9. (A) Lernaeenicus sp. 2 infecting Chelon parsia (Hamilton, 1822). Lernaeenicus sp. 2: (B) head dorsal view; (C) head, lateral view; (D) trunk hind end.