OCCURRENCE OF Tuxophorus caligodes WILSON, 1908 (COPEPODA: CALIGIDAE) A PARASITE OF Echeneis naucrates LINNAEUS, 1758 (ACTINOPTERYGII: ECHENEIDAE) OFF THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON COAST

Auteurs-es

Nivea Fernanda Ferreira
Filipe Ribeiro Menks
Jorge Luiz Silva Nunes
Fabiano Paschoal

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.18764/1981-6421e2022.6

Mots-clés :

Caligid copepods, ectoparasites, sharksucker, Atlantic Ocean

Résumé

In this paper the first record of Tuxophorus caligodes Wilson, 1908 (Siphonostomatoida: Caligidae) off the North coast of Brazil is documented. This caligid copepod was found parasitizing the live sharksucker Echeneis naucrates Linnaeus, 1758 (Carangiformes: Echeneidae) a typical host of this parasitic copepod in the Atlantic waters.

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2023-10-17

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Ferreira, N. F.; Menks, F. R.; Nunes , J. L. S. .; Paschoal, F. OCCURRENCE OF Tuxophorus Caligodes WILSON, 1908 (COPEPODA: CALIGIDAE) A PARASITE OF Echeneis Naucrates LINNAEUS, 1758 (ACTINOPTERYGII: ECHENEIDAE) OFF THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON COAST. Bol. Lab. Hidrobiol. 2023, 32.