Lernaeopoda sp.

Montes, Martin M., Gómez, Sebastián, Castro, Raúl R., Bovcon, Nelson, Vettorazzi, Renzo I., Serrano, Claudio F., Reig Cardarella, German F., Ferrari, Walter, Cuevas, Juan Martin & Martorelli, Sergio R., 2023, How many species of genus Lernaeopoda Blainville, 1822 (Siphonostomatoida: Lernaeopodidae) are there in the southwestern Atlantic?, Zootaxa 5346 (4), pp. 469-488 : 474

Lernaeopoda sp. (X1)

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Host: Galeorhinus galeus Linnaeus, 1758

Site of infection: First dorsal fin.

Locality: San Blas Bay, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Material examined: 1 ovigerous ♀♀,

Voucher material: One adult (ovigerous) female specimen XXXXX deposited at the Invertebrate Collection of Museo de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Figures

FIGURE 2—Females of Lernaeopoda sp. A—with “short” maxilla (X1), from fins of Galeorhinus galeus. B—from palate of Schroederichthys bivius (X2). C—with “short” maxilla, from cloaca of Schroederichthys bivius (X3). D—with “long” maxilla, from palate of Schroederichthys bivius (X4). Scale Bars: A, B, D= 2 mm, C=1 mm.

FIGURE 3—Appendages of the Lernaeopoda sp. (X1) female on fins of Galeorhinus galeus. A—Antennule. B—Antenna and detail of endopod C—Mandible. D—Maxillule. E—Maxilliped and detail of claw, myxal area and pad of spinules. Abbreviations: Ab = Annexed barb, Cl = claw, Co = corpus, Dp = Denticles Pad, E = endite, En = endopod, Ex = exopod, P = palp, Rd = Rod denticles, sp = spines on maxilliped, w = Whip, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 = Armature. Scale Bars A = 50 µm. B = 100 µm. C = 25 µm, D = 25 µm, E = 200 µm.