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Primer registro de Nerocila acuminata (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) como ectoparásito de la anchoveta Engraulis ringens en el Perú

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: On April 26, 2024, two female Nerocila acuminata were collected from the pectoral and ventral fins of anchovies Engraulis ringens off the coast of Peru. The taxonomic characteristics defining N. acuminata included a cephalon with a convex anterior margin, unproduced posterolateral angles on pereonites I-VII, a non-produced coxal plate on pereonite II, and the uropodal endopod with sinuous margins ending at an acute tip.

Source: Revista Ciencias Marinas y Costeras

DOI: 10.15359/revmar.16-4.2

Authors: Angelo Nizama Chapoñan, Cristhian Cornejo Cruz

Institution: Instituto del Mar del Peru

Language: English

Topic: Parasite Biology and Host Interactions

Subfield: Ecology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Life below water

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4404941916

FWCI: 0.272

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