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A new species of Metaphrixus Nierstrasz & Brender à Brandis, 1931 (Isopoda: Bopyridae: Hemiarthrinae) associated with an Hippolytidae shrimp from Costa Rica

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: A new species of parasitic isopod of the genus Metaphrixus Nierstrasz & Brender à Brandis, 1931 is described from one Hippolyte obliquimanus Dana, 1852 shrimp, collected in Costa Rica. It is the fifth species of the genus worldwide and the first record of the subfamily Hemiarthrinae from Costa Rica. A comparative table, an identification key and a distribution map for all species of the genus are also provided.

Source: Zootaxa

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5501.3.4

Authors: FELIPE BEZERRA RIBEIRO, AMANDA PORCIUNCULA HORCH, MARIANA TEROSSI, FERNANDO LUIS MANTELATTO

Institutions: Universidade de São Paulo, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Language: English

Topic: Crustacean biology and ecology

Subfield: Ecology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4402109209

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