Marcelo E. Oliva

A new lernaeopodid genus (Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida) parasitizing Macrourus holotrachys (Gadiformes) from deep waters in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, based on molecular and morphological analyses

Abstract A new genus and species of Clavella-like specimens parasitic on Macrourus holotrachys, previously reported as a host for Clavella adunca, clearly differ from the latter in the position and condition of the antennal sympod and rami, which are uniramous in C. adunca but biramous in the new species. Additional mo...