Splanchnotrophus helianthus
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Taxonavigation: Ergasilida |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Splanchnotrophidae
Genus: Splanchnotrophus
Species: Splanchnotrophus helianthus
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- Splanchnotrophus helianthus Uyeno & Nagasawa, 2012: figs. 1C, D5, 7
- Holotype: NSMT–Cr 22244, ♀, ex body cavity of Thecacera pennigera (Montagu) (Nudibranchia: Polyceridae).
- Type locality: Off Matoba Beach, Takehara, Hiroshima, Seto Inland Sea, Japan (34°19'29"N, 132°55'21"E), 15 m depth, 17 February 2009.
- Etymology: The specific name “helianthus” is from the Latin meaning sunflower. The live body color of this new species is yellowish, and the egg sacs attached on the host nudibranch look like flowers.
References edit
- Uyeno, Daisuke & K. Nagasawa, 2012: Four new species of splanchnotrophid copepods (Poecilostomatoida) parasitic on doridacean nudibranchs (Gastropoda, Opistobranchia) from Japan, with proposition of one new genus. ZooKeys, 247: 1–29. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.247.3698.