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New potential host for Ryukyua globosa (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cymothoidae) from Parangipettai, Southeast coast of India

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In the present study Ryukyua globosa parasitic isopod on the marine fishes of the Parangipettai coast are reported. R. globosa was found attached in the gill chamber of Sardinella gibbosa. The attachment position of Ryukyua species differs from that of other member of this genus. Until now, R. globosa was only reported on Amblygaster sirm and A.leiogaster. S.gibbosa is a new host record for R. globosa. R. globosa, branchial parasites, already known from Japan and is now recorded from the Southeast coast of India.

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Authors (G.Rameshkumar) are thankful to UGC, New Delhi for the grant of Dr. D.S. Kothari Post-Doctoral Fellowship No.F.4-2/2006 (BSR)/13-1011/2013(BSR) and (S.Ravichandran) Department of Science and Technology (SB/SO/AS/063/2013), New Delhi. The Head, Department of Zoology, Bharathiar University for providing facilities and encouragement.

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  1. Unit of Toxicology, Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, 641 046, Tamil Nadu, India

    Ganapathy Rameshkumar & Mathan Ramesh

  2. Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Science, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, 608 502, Tamil Nadu, India

    Samuthirapandian Ravichandran

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Rameshkumar, G., Ramesh, M. & Ravichandran, S. New potential host for Ryukyua globosa (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cymothoidae) from Parangipettai, Southeast coast of India. J Parasit Dis 40, 1293–1295 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-015-0672-2

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Keywords

  • Ryukyua globosa
  • Sardinella gibbosa
  • New host record
  • Parangipettai
  • Southeast coast of India