Abstract
Anilocra pilchardi n. sp. is described from several specimens collected mainly from clupeiform fishes from off Lebanon. Various stages of the parasite are considered: ovigerous and non-ovigerous females, male and intramarsupial larvae. Taxonomic comments on the relationship of A. pilchardi to other congeneric species are given. A. pilchardi belongs to a particular group of Anilocra species previously known only from the Indo-Pacific Region.
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We are grateful to the University Research Board (URB) of the American University of Beirut for funding this research (DDF 111030/588112). We extend our gratitude to Prof. Gérard Lefranc (University of Montpellier 2, France) for transporting specimens between our two laboratories. Thanks are due to Mr Joseph Chahwan and the Lebanese fishermen for their help in collecting specimens, to Dr David Woodland (University of New England, Australia) for correcting the English and to Prof. Louis Euzet (University of Montpellier 2, France) and Dr David Gibson, Editor of Systematic Parasitology, for interesting discussions on this parasitic isopod. We thank three anonymous reviewers; we believe that their comments improved this article.
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Bariche, M., Trilles, JP. Anilocra pilchardi n. sp., a new parasitic cymothoid isopod from off Lebanon (Eastern Mediterranean). Syst Parasitol 64, 203–214 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-006-9032-z
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