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A new species of Ergasilus is described and illustrated from the gills of juvenile (c. 70 mm total length) Siganus guttatus raared in a Philippine fish farm. Of 15 fish examined, all were infested and nine had concurrent lymphocystis infections. ac]19820901
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Jones, J.B., Hine, P.M. Ergasilus rotundicorpus n.sp. (Copepoda: Ergasilidae) from Siganus guttatus (Bloch) in the Philippines. Syst Parasitol 5, 241–244 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00009158
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