Diexanthema hakuhomaruae sp. nov. (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida: Nicothoidae) from the Hadal Zone in the Northwestern Pacific, with an 18S Molecular Phylogeny
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Diexanthema hakuhomaruae sp.nov.(females) attached to the host, Eugerdella cf. kurabyssalis Golovan, 2015 (females with developing oostegites), fresh specimens.
Abstract
[Purpose] Diexanthema copepods are ectoparasites on deep-sea isopods. This genus currently contains six species, all reported from the North Atlantic. Our study describes a new species of Diexanthema found on isopods from 7184 to 7186 m depth in the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench, northwestern Pacific.
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Article Information:
Kakui, K., Fukuchi, J. & Ohta, M. Diexanthema hakuhomaruae sp. nov. (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida: Nicothoidae) from the Hadal Zone in the Northwestern Pacific, with an 18S Molecular Phylogeny. Acta Parasit. (2023).
DOI:10.1007/s11686-023-00676-z