Izawa, K. (2024). Redescription of two known species of Taeniacanthidae Sumpf, 1871 (Copepoda, Cyclopoida, Taeniacanthidae) parasitic on japanese puffers (Actinopterygii). Crustaceana. 97(10-11):1337-1356.
Redescription of two known species of Taeniacanthidae Sumpf, 1871 (Copepoda, Cyclopoida, Taeniacanthidae) parasitic on japanese puffers (Actinopterygii).
Crustaceana
97(10-11):1337-1356.
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Taeniacanthus kitamakura Yamaguti & Yamasu, 1959 and T. yamagutii (Shiino, 1957) are redescribed based on specimens recovered from the brown-lined puffer, Canthigaster rivulata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850), and three species of Takifugu (Tetraodontiformes, Tetraodontidae), respectively, in Japan. The copepodid V of the T. kitamakura female and the copepodid V of both sexes and copepodid IV of the female of T. yamagutii are described for the ?rst time.
Key words. — Parasitic copepods, Cyclopoida, Taeniacanthidae, Taeniacanthus, Tetraodontidae