Description of Megacolax gen. nov. and redescription of Megacolax insolitus (Ho & Lin, 2003) (Copepoda, Cyclopoida, Bomolochidae) parasitic in the nasal cavity of the silver pomfret Pampus argenteus (Euphrasen, 1788) (Pisces, Stromateidae)
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Abstract Megacolax gen. nov. (Copepoda, Cyclopoida, Bomolochidae) is established to accommodate Naricolax insolitus Ho & Lin, 2003, and next Megacolax insolitus (Ho & Lin, 2003) emended is redescribed based on specimens of both sexes recovered from the nasal cavity of the original host, Pampus argenteus (Euphrasen, 1788) (Pisces, Stromateidae) in Japan. The male is described for the first time for the species.
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2021 ◽
Vol 33
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pp. 994-1002
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