Makrostrotos hamus Ho & Lin, 2006 
AphiaID: 348228

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Arthropoda > Crustacea > Maxillopoda > Copepoda > Neocopepoda > Podoplea > Poecilostomatoida > Makrostrotidae > Makrostrotos

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Makrostrotos Ho & Lin, 2006
Sources		original description: Ho, J.S. & C.L. Lin. 2006. Two species of Makrostrotos n. gen. (Copepoda: Taeniacanthidae) parasitic on laced moray (Gymnothorax favagineus Bloch & Schneider) in Taiwan. Zoological Studies 45(4):578-585. page(s): 582-584 [details] basis of record: Walter, Chad. The world of Copepods. [details]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Specimen		Unknown type: USNM , locality Taiwanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Feedingtypes		adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Gymnothorax favagineus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 [details]
Links		To Encyclopedia of Life To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Copepod Collection
Notes		Biology: host Gymnothorax favagineus fish [details] Distribution: Dong-Gang Fishing Port, Taiwan [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:348228
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2008-07-15 14:41:49Z   created   Walter, T. Chad
		[Taxonomic tree] [Google] [Google scholar] [Google images]
		Citation: Walter, T. Chad (2013). Makrostrotos hamus Ho & Lin, 2006. In: Walter, T.C. & Boxshall, G. (2013). World of Copepods database. Accessed through: Walter, T.C. & Boxshall, G. (2013). World of Copepods database at http://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=348228 on 2013-05-24