Choniomyzon

Choniomyzon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Maxillopoda
Subclass: Copepoda
Order: Siphonostomatoida
Family: Nicothoidae
Genus: Choniomyzon
Pillai, 1962

Choniomyzon is a genus of copepods, containing the following species:[1] One species, C. inflatus, is a parasite of the eggs of the slipper lobster Ibacus novemdentatus.[2]

  • Choniomyzon inflatus Wakabayashi et al., 2013
  • Choniomyzon libiniae Santos & Björnberg, 2004
  • Choniomyzon panuiri Pillai, 1962

References

  1. T. Chad Walter (2012). Walter TC, Boxshall G, eds. "Choniomyzon Pillai, 1962". World of Copepods database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  2. Kaori Wakabayashi; Shusaku Otake; Yuji Tanaka; Kazuya Nagasawa (2013). "Choniomyzon inflatus n. sp. (Crustacea: Copepoda: Nicothoidae) associated with Ibacus novemdentatus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Scyllaridae) from Japanese waters". Systematic Parasitology. 84 (2): 157–165. doi:10.1007/s11230-012-9397-0. PMID 23299753.


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