Elthusa winstoni sp. n. (Isopoda, Cymothoidae), a new fish parasitic isopod from Hawaii

Elthusa winstoni sp. n. (Isopoda, Cymothoidae), a new fish parasitic isopod from Hawaii

The new cymothoid species, Elthusa winstoni sp. n., a branchial parasite of fishes from the family Acanthuridae Bonaparte, 1835 in Hawaii, is described and figured. The female adults can be distinguished by the strongly vaulted body and compacted body shape; rostrum with a small me...

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Main Authors: Kerry A. Hadfield, Lillian J. Tuttle, Nico J. Smit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2017-03-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=11251
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spelling doaj-77166a8fc0e34b52981ae6839a2cfffe2020-11-24T22:07:40ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29891313-29702017-03-0166112513510.3897/zookeys.661.1125111251 Elthusa winstoni sp. n. (Isopoda, Cymothoidae), a new fish parasitic isopod from HawaiiKerry A. Hadfield0Lillian J. Tuttle1Nico J. Smit2North West UniversityUniversity of Hawaiʻi at MānoaNorth West University The new cymothoid species, Elthusa winstoni sp. n., a branchial parasite of fishes from the family Acanthuridae Bonaparte, 1835 in Hawaii, is described and figured. The female adults can be distinguished by the strongly vaulted body and compacted body shape; rostrum with a small median point; short antennae which are close together (only 6 articles in both antennula and antenna); short and wide uropods extending to half the length of the pleotelson; short dactyli on pereopod 7; and large recurved robust setae on the maxilla. This is the first record of an Elthusa Schioedte & Meinert, 1884 species from the Hawaiian Islands and only the fifth cymothoid described from this region. http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=11251
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Lillian J. Tuttle
Nico J. Smit
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Nico J. Smit
Elthusa winstoni sp. n. (Isopoda, Cymothoidae), a new fish parasitic isopod from Hawaii
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Nico J. Smit
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title Elthusa winstoni sp. n. (Isopoda, Cymothoidae), a new fish parasitic isopod from Hawaii
title_short Elthusa winstoni sp. n. (Isopoda, Cymothoidae), a new fish parasitic isopod from Hawaii
title_full Elthusa winstoni sp. n. (Isopoda, Cymothoidae), a new fish parasitic isopod from Hawaii
title_fullStr Elthusa winstoni sp. n. (Isopoda, Cymothoidae), a new fish parasitic isopod from Hawaii
title_full_unstemmed Elthusa winstoni sp. n. (Isopoda, Cymothoidae), a new fish parasitic isopod from Hawaii
title_sort elthusa winstoni sp. n. (isopoda, cymothoidae), a new fish parasitic isopod from hawaii
publisher Pensoft Publishers
series ZooKeys
issn 1313-2989
1313-2970
publishDate 2017-03-01
description The new cymothoid species, Elthusa winstoni sp. n., a branchial parasite of fishes from the family Acanthuridae Bonaparte, 1835 in Hawaii, is described and figured. The female adults can be distinguished by the strongly vaulted body and compacted body shape; rostrum with a small median point; short antennae which are close together (only 6 articles in both antennula and antenna); short and wide uropods extending to half the length of the pleotelson; short dactyli on pereopod 7; and large recurved robust setae on the maxilla. This is the first record of an Elthusa Schioedte & Meinert, 1884 species from the Hawaiian Islands and only the fifth cymothoid described from this region.
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