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A New Species of Mugilicola Parasitic on South African Elvers (Copepoda, Therodamasidae)

Jones, J.B.ORCID: 0000-0002-0773-2007 and Hine, P.M. (1978) A New Species of Mugilicola Parasitic on South African Elvers (Copepoda, Therodamasidae). Zoologica Africana, 13 (2). pp. 213-219.

Link to Published Version: https://doi.org/10.1080/00445096.1978.11447623
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Abstract

A new species of parasitic copepod belonging to the genus Mugilicola Tripathi, I960 (CYCLOPOIDA: THERODAMASIDAE) is described. The copepods were embedded in the buccal cavity of elvers of Anguilla mossambica caught in South African rivers.

Item Type: Journal Article
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
URI: http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/43173
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