Corallovexia ventrospinosa Stock, 1975 
AphiaID: 350330

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Arthropoda > Crustacea > Maxillopoda > Copepoda > Neocopepoda > Podoplea > Poecilostomatoida > Corallovexiidae > Corallovexia

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Corallovexia Stock, 1975
Sources		original description: Stock, J.H.. 1975. Corallovexiidae, a new family of transformed copepods endoparasitic in reef corals, with two new genera and ten new species from Curaçao. Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao 47(155):1-45, figs. 1-114. (Uitgaven natuurwetensch. Studiekring Suriname ned. Antillen, 83). [details] basis of record: Walter, Chad. The world of Copepods. [details]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Feedingtypes		adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Montastraea cavernosa Linnaeus, 1767 [details] adult: parasitic: endoparasitic in Montastraea cavernosa Linnaeus, 1767 [details]
Link		To Encyclopedia of Life
Note		Distribution: from west of Piscadera on Curacao [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:350330
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2008-07-15 14:41:49Z   created   Walter, T. Chad
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		Citation: Walter, T. Chad (2013). Corallovexia ventrospinosa Stock, 1975. 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=350330 on 2013-05-21