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A new species of parasitic copepod, Lernanthropus corteziensis (Siphonostomatoida: Lernanthropidae), is described and illustrated. The copepod has been found in the Sea of Cortez (Bahia de la Paz) on the gills of Diapterus peruvianus, a teleost fish known in the local vernacular as “mojarra”.
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Deets, G.B., Kabata, Z. Lernanthropus corteziensis n. sp. (Copepoda: Lernanthropidae), parasitic on the gills of a teleost fish in Mexican waters. Syst Parasitol 18, 77–80 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00012226
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