New Mesopsyllus species from the Bohai Sea, China, re-evaluation of the validity of Vibriopsyllus Kornev & Chertoprud, 2008 and proposal of Sympodella gen. n. (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Canthocamptidae)

Two new species of the genus Mesopsyllus Por, 1960 (Canthocamptidae) are described from the Bohai Sea, eastern China. Mesopsyllus dimorphus sp. n. and M. spiniferus sp. n. differ from their congeners by the presence of two instead of three outer spines on P2–P3 exp-3. They can be d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fang-hong Mu, Rony Huys
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2017-12-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/13700/download/pdf/