A new genus and a new species of Clausiidae (Crustacea, Copepoda) parasitic on Dipolydora armata (Polychaeta, Spionidae) in Brazil

Authors

  • Tagea K. S. Björnberg Universidade de São Paulo; Centro de Biologia Marinha
  • Vasily I. Radashevsky Russian Academy of Sciences; Institute of Marine Biology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0031-10492009002000001

Keywords:

Crustacea, Copepod parasite, Polychaetes, Brazil, Clausiids

Abstract

A new genus and species of parasitic copepod (Clausiidae), Spionicola mystaceus, associated with the polychaete Dipolydora armata (Spionidae) is described and figured. The new copepod has an elongate body, 5-segmented antennule, 2-segmented rami on legs 1 and 2, 2 spines representing leg 3, no leg 4, leg 5 well developed and reduced armature elements on feeding limbs. The host is a mollusk-shell borer, collected off São Sebastião Island, State of São Paulo, Brazil.

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Published

2009-01-01

Issue

Vol. 49 No. 20 (2009)

Section

naodefinida

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Copyrights: Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. The journal is licensed under a Creative Commons attribution-type CC-BY.

How to Cite

Björnberg, T. K. S., & Radashevsky, V. I. (2009). A new genus and a new species of Clausiidae (Crustacea, Copepoda) parasitic on Dipolydora armata (Polychaeta, Spionidae) in Brazil . Papéis Avulsos De Zoologia, 49(20), 249-256. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0031-10492009002000001