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A new species of Acusicola is described based on adults of both sexes taken from plankton samples collected in the upper reaches of the Piauí River estuary, in the northeast of Brazil. Ovigerous females were present in the plankton. The new species, Acusicola minuta n. sp., can be distinguished from its congeners by its small body size, female antennal morphology and leg setation. The male described here as A. minuta n. sp. is the first known male attributed to the genus.
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Araujo, H., Boxshall, G. A new species of Acusicola Cressey (Copepoda: Ergasilidae) from northeastern Brazil. Syst Parasitol 49, 149–157 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010624822047
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