A new annelidicolous copepod, Cyclorhiza megalova n. sp., with comments on its functional biology and possible phylogenetic relationships

Hydrobiologia - Tập 167 - Trang 533-538 - 1988
R. V. Gotto1, Yvonne Leahy2
1Department of Zoology, Queen's University, Belfast, United Kingdom
2Department of Zoology, University College, Galway, Republic of Ireland

Tóm tắt

A new copepod belonging to the little-known family Phyllodicolidae has been found in Galway Bay, western Ireland, infesting the phyllodocid polychaet Eteone longa. It is a strongly transformed species showing marked extra-ecdysial growth and possessing some interesting adaptive features. A description is presented, along with some notes on its functional biology and an assessment of its possible phylogenetic relationships.

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