PERODERMA TASSELUM SP. NOV. (LERNAEOCERIFORMES; COPEPCH5A) PARASITIC ON THE FISH ITOLEPHORUS COMMERSONII LACEPEDE


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Authors

  • P Sam Bennet Tuticorin Research Centre of CM.F.R. Institute, Tuticorin
  • A Chellam Tuticorin Research Centre of CM.F.R. Institute, Tuticorin

Abstract

The female of a copepod parasite, Peroderma tasselum sp. nov. parasitic
on the fish Stolephorus commersonil is described from Tuticorin, southeast coast
<^ India. The species can be distinguished from the only other known species of
the genus, P. cylindricum, by the characteristic shape of the trunk.

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Author Biographies

  • P Sam Bennet, Tuticorin Research Centre of CM.F.R. Institute, Tuticorin
    Tuticorin Research Centre of CM.F.R. Institute, Tuticorin
  • A Chellam, Tuticorin Research Centre of CM.F.R. Institute, Tuticorin
    Tuticorin Research Centre of CM.F.R. Institute, Tuticorin

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Vol. 22 No. 1 & 2 (1975)

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How to Cite

Bennet, P. S., & Chellam, A. (2011). PERODERMA TASSELUM SP. NOV. (LERNAEOCERIFORMES; COPEPCH5A) PARASITIC ON THE FISH ITOLEPHORUS COMMERSONII LACEPEDE. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 22(1 & 2), 279-282. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/12245