Abstract
A new species of Chonopeltis (Crustacea: Branchiura), C. koki n. sp., which parasitises the cyprinid fish Labeo cylindricus Peters, 1852 and displays a pigmentation pattern corresponding to the skin coloration of its host, is described from the Zambesi River in the eastern Caprivi, Namibia. The anatomical terminology of the genus is discussed.
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Van As, J.G. A new species of Chonopeltis (Crustacea: Branchiura) from the Zambesi River System. Syst Parasitol 22, 221–229 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00009669
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