Lernaeenicus

Raja, Kuzhanthaivel, Saravanakumar, Ayyapan, Gopalakrishnan, Ayyaru, Vijayakumar, Ramalingam, Hwang, Ui Wook & Maran, Balu Alagar Venmathi, 2016, The genus Lernaeenicus Lesueur (Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida, Pennellidae) in India: a checklist with notes on its taxonomy and ecology, Zootaxa 4174 (1), pp. 192-211 : 199

Lernaeenicus sp. 3

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Material examined. Four ♀♀ (CASMB-61) from body surface near anal fin of flathead grey mullet Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 ( Mugiliformes : Mugilidae ) (Table 1).

Diagnostic features. Body length 5.2–5.8 cm. Head round-shaped anteriorly, having three horns dorsally, one pair of horns located on dorso-lateral side and one on median side. Posterior area bearing triangular-shaped horns. Four pairs of thoracic somites attached to ventral side of head. Neck long, narrow and elastic. Trunk short connected to abdomen. Egg strings longer than hind end ( Figure 10 ); long and narrow, carrying 45– 56 eggs.

Figures

FIGURE 10. (A) Lernaeenicus sp. 3 infecting Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758. Lernaeenicus sp. 3: (B) enlarged view; (C) trunk; (D) hind end; (E) head, dorsal view; (F) head, ventral view; (G) head, posterior view.