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New records of the rare shrimp parasite Zonophryxus quinquedens Barnard, 1913 (Crustacea, Isopoda, Dajidae): ecological and phylogenetic implications

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The rare dajid, Zonophryxus quinquedens represents the only known isopod parasiting on shrimps in Antarctic waters. In contrast to the Bopyridae, which typically live in the gill cavity of their crab host, dajid isopods are normally attached to the carapace of the parasited shrimp. Four specimens of Z. quinquedens Barnard, 1913 were collected in the eastern and western Weddell Sea, Antarctica, during the expeditions ANT XXI/2 in 2003/2004 and ANT XXII/3 in 2005. Molecular phylogenetic analyses, based on small subunit rRNA gene sequences, indicate a close relationship of Z. quinquedens to the Bopyridae. Possible ecological and physiological aspects of the parasite–host interaction are discussed.

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Acknowledgements

We are grateful to Angelika Brandt for organizing the expeditions ANDEEP III (ANT XXII/3), and to Wolf Arntz for managing ANT XXI/2. We would like to thank Manuel Ballesteros (Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Blanes) for providing the material (ANT XXI/2) and Katrin Linse (British Antarctic Survey) for her help with digital photography of Z. quinquedens. Bhavani Narayanaswamy (Scottish Association for Marine Science) provided constructive comments. The first author is indebted to the German Science Foundation (DFG) for co-financing his participation on the Polarstern cruise (grant WA 530/26). We would like to thank three anonymous reviewers for comments on the manuscript.

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Raupach, M.J., Thatje, S. New records of the rare shrimp parasite Zonophryxus quinquedens Barnard, 1913 (Crustacea, Isopoda, Dajidae): ecological and phylogenetic implications. Polar Biol 29, 439–443 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-005-0069-2

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