A New Species of Parasitic Copepod, Nemesis santhadevii (Siphonostomatoida: Eudactylinidae) from the Gills of the Coral Catshark Atelomycterus marmoratus, from Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Taxonomy
3.1.1. Type—Host
3.1.2. Type—Locality
3.1.3. Type—Material
3.1.4. Site on Host
3.1.5. Etymology
3.1.6. Description
3.1.7. Distribution
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Coxa | Basis | Exopod | Endopod | |||
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Proximal | Distal | Proximal | Distal | |||
Leg 2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-II | 0-VIII | 0-II | 0-VI |
Leg 3 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-II | 0-VII | 0-II | 0-V |
Leg 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-I | 0-VII | 0-II | 0-IV |
Species | Morphological Characteristics | References | ||||
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Cephalothoracic Shield: Body Length | Comparative Size of second to fifth Pedigerous Somites | Fifth Pedigerous Somite | Nature of Spinules of Segments in Antenna | |||
1 | N. aggregatus Cressey, 1967 | 0.33:1 | Somites 2–4 equal in size, somite 5 is slightly narrower than the others | Slightly narrower than the fourth somite | A patch of 10–12 spinules on segment 2 | [10,18] |
2 | N. atlantica Wilson C.B., 1922 | 0.28:1 | Subequal in size | Abruptly narrower than the fourth somite | Patches of 25–40 spinules on segment 2 | [3,10] |
3 | N. carchariaeglauci (Hesse, 1883) | - | - | - | - | [19] |
4 | N. lamna Risso, 1826 | 0.25:1 | Equal in size | Equal to the fourth somite | Patches of 25–40 spinules on segment 2 | [2,5,6,10,11,18,20,21,22,23] |
5 | N. macrocephalus Shiino, 1957 | 0.39:1 | Decreasing in size posteriorly | Slightly narrower than the fourth somite | Patches of 25–40 spinules on segment 2 | [9] |
6 | N. pallida Wilson C.B., 1932 | 0.29:1 | Subequal in size | Slightly narrower than the fourth somite | Patches of 25–40 spinules on segment 2 | [6] |
7 | N. pilosus Pearse, 1951 | 0.33:1 | Decreasing in size posteriorly | Slightly narrower than the fourth somite | Patches of 25–40 spinules on segment 2 | [7,11] |
8 | N. robusta (Beneden, 1851) | 0.29:1 | Subequal in size | Abruptly narrower than the fourth somite | Patches of 25–40 spinules on segment 2 | [10,18,21,22,23,24] |
9 | N. santhadevii sp. nov. | 0.20:1 | Somites 2 and 3 are equal in size, somite 4 is slightly narrower than somite 3 | 0.4 times the width of the fourth somite | Patches of 34–38 short spinules on segment 2. It is stouter than segment 3. Segment 3 is unarmed. | Present study |
10 | N. sphyrnae Rangnekar, 1984 | 0.33:1 | Decreasing in size posteriorly | Abruptly narrower than the fourth somite | Two rows of 12–14 spinules on segment 2 | [12] |
11 | N. spinulosus Cressey, 1970 | 0.28:1 | Decreasing in size posteriorly | Slightly narrower than the fourth somite | Segment 2 with two patches of spinules, the inner patch composed of heavier spinules than the outer patch; segment 3 has a patch of spinules along the inner border | [11] |
12 | N. tiburo Pearse, 1952 | - | - | - | A row of spinules on segments 2 and 3 | [8] |
13 | N. versicolor Wilson C.B., 1913 | 0.29:1 | Subequal in size | Abruptly narrower than the fourth somite | A row of spinules on segments 2 and 3 | [3,10,17,18] |
List of Species | Host | Distribution | References |
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N. aggregatus Cressey, 1967 | Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788) Alopias pelagicus (Nakamura, 1935) | Indian Ocean | [10,18] |
N. atlantica Wilson C.B., 1922 | Rhizoprionodon terraenovae (Richardson, 1836), Carcharhinus brevipinna (Müller and Henle, 1839), Carcharhinus leucas (Müller and Henle, 1839), Carcharhinus limbatus (Müller and Henle, 1839), Carcharhinus acronotus (Poey, 1860), Sphyrna mokarran (Rüppell, 1837) | Beaufort, Florida | [3,10] |
N. carchariaeglauci Hesse, 1883 | Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758) Triakis semifasciata (Girard, 1855) | By generic transfer [19] | |
N. lamna Risso, 1826 | Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, 1765), Isurus oxyrinchus (Rafinesque, 1810), Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758), Lamna nasus (Bonnaterre, 1788), Alopias vulpinus, Odontaspis ferox (Risso, 1810), Lichia amia (Linnaeus, 1758) | Mediterranean, European Sea, California coast, Kerala Coast, India | [2,5,6,10,11,18,20,21,22,23] |
N. macrocephalus Shiino, 1957 | Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) | Hamazima, Mie Prefecture | [9] |
N. pallida Wilson C.B., 1932 | Alopias vulpinus, Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827), Carcharias taurus (Rafinesque, 1810), Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron and Lesueur, 1822), Carcharodon carcharias, Carcharhinus obscurus (Lesueur, 1818) | Martha’s Vineyard (Atlantic) | [6] |
N. pilosus Pearse, 1951 | Carcharias taurus (= Carcharias littoralis) (Type host) Negaprion brevirostris (Poey, 1868), Carcharhinus brevipinna, Carcharhinus limbatus | Bahamas (type locality) | [7,11] |
N. robusta Beneden, 1851 | Carcharodon carcharias Lamna nasus | - | By generic transfer [10,18,21,22,23,24] |
N. santhadeviisp. nov. | Atelomycterus marmoratus (Anonymous (Bennett), 1830) | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia (Type locality) | Present study |
N. sphyrnae Rangnekar, 1984 | Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus, 1758) | Bombay, India | [12] |
N. spinulosus Cressey, 1970 | Carcharhinus milberti (Müller and Henle, 1839) (= Carcharhinus plumbeus ) (Type host), Carcharhinus obscurus | Sarasota, Florida | [11] |
N. tiburo Pearse, 1952 | Sphyrna tiburo (Linnaeus, 1758) | Bahamas | [8] |
N. versicolor Wilson C.B., 1913 | Sphyrna zygaena, Carcharhinus brevipinna | West Indies, Madagascar | [3,10,17,18] |
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Venmathi Maran, B.A.; Aneesh, P.T.; Moon, S.Y. A New Species of Parasitic Copepod, Nemesis santhadevii (Siphonostomatoida: Eudactylinidae) from the Gills of the Coral Catshark Atelomycterus marmoratus, from Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. Diversity 2022, 14, 759. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/d14090759
Venmathi Maran BA, Aneesh PT, Moon SY. A New Species of Parasitic Copepod, Nemesis santhadevii (Siphonostomatoida: Eudactylinidae) from the Gills of the Coral Catshark Atelomycterus marmoratus, from Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. Diversity. 2022; 14(9):759. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/d14090759
Chicago/Turabian StyleVenmathi Maran, Balu Alagar, Panakkool Thamban Aneesh, and Seong Yong Moon. 2022. "A New Species of Parasitic Copepod, Nemesis santhadevii (Siphonostomatoida: Eudactylinidae) from the Gills of the Coral Catshark Atelomycterus marmoratus, from Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia" Diversity 14, no. 9: 759. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/d14090759