TWO NEW SPECIES OF AFROLERNAEA (COPEPODA, LERNAEIDAE) FROM THE KWANDO RIVER, NAMIBIA

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Abstract

The genus Afrolernaea was originally described by Fryer (1956). Since then, the type species, Afrolernaea longicollis, has been supplemented by three more species, i.e. A. nigeriensis, A. brevicollis and A. mormyroides. This unobstrusive genus always occurs in low numbers and has, up to now, only been found on mormyrid fishes. Two new species, A. edi sp.n. on Mormyrops deliciosus, Petrocephalus catostomaand Marcucenius macrolepidotus, and A. annemari sp.n. from the first non-morymrid host, Clarias gariepinus, are described from the Kwando River, a tributary of the Zambezi River, Caprivi, Namibia.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)116-121
Number of pages6
JournalCrustaceana
Volume66
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1994

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Aquatic Science
  • Animal Science and Zoology

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