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Asterocheres reginae, a new species of parasitic copepod (Siphonostomatoida: Asterocheridae) from a sponge in Belize

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Asterocheres reginae n. sp., of the family Asterocheridae, is described from the spongeAgelas clathrodes (Schmidt) collected at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize. It inhabits the internal canal system of its sponge host. A detailed description of both sexes is presented, and emphasis has been placed on the recognition of homologies between the limb segments and armature elements in accordance with the new evolutionary scheme established by Huys & Boxshall (1991).

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  1. Department of Zoology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, SW7 5BD, London, UK

    Geoffrey A. Boxshall & Rony Huys

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Boxshall, G.A., Huys, R. Asterocheres reginae, a new species of parasitic copepod (Siphonostomatoida: Asterocheridae) from a sponge in Belize. Syst Parasitol 27, 19–33 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02185665

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