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Two new species ofCerioxynus (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida) parasitic in corals (Scleractinia: Faviidae) in the South Pacific

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The copepodsCerioxynus oulophylliae n. sp., parasitizing the hard coralOulophyllia crispa (Lamarck) on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, and at Banda in the Moluccas, andCerioxynus montastreae n. sp., living inMontastrea curta (Dana) on the Great Barrier Reef, are described and illustrated. Both new species are distinguished from their four congeners by having wing-like epimera on the segments bearing leg 2 and leg 3. ac]19850419

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  1. Marine Biological Laboratory, Boston University Marine Program, 02543, Woods Hole, MA, U.S.A.

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Humes, A.G. Two new species ofCerioxynus (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida) parasitic in corals (Scleractinia: Faviidae) in the South Pacific. Syst Parasitol 8, 187–198 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00009887

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