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Chonopeltis liversedgei sp. n. (Crustacea: Branchiura), parasite of the Western bottlenose Mormyrus lacerda (Mormyridae) from the Okavango Delta, Botswana

2013; Institute of Parasitology of the Czech Academy of Sciences; Volume: 46; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

1803-6465

J. G. Van As, Liesl L. Van As,

Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology

A new species Chonopeltis liversedgei sp. n. of the endemic African genus Chonopeltis Thiele, 1900 (Crustacea: Branchiura) is described. This ectoparasite inhabits the branchial chamber of its mormyrid host Mormyrus lacerda Castelnau, 1861 and was collected from three localities in the Okavango River and its inland Delta in Botswana, Southern Africa.