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Gnathia pipinde sp. nov. (Crustacea, Isopoda, Gnathiidae), a temporary parasite of the pufferfish, Amblyrhynchotes honckenii, from temperate southern Africa by Nico J. Smit; Kerry A. Hadfield is a Agricultural and Biological Sciences article available to read on EtoBox.

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A new species, Gnathia pipindesp. nov., is described from specimens taken from pufferfish, Amblyrhynchotes honckenii, at Chintsa and De Hoop Nature Reserve on the southern Indian Ocean coast of South Africa. Gnathia pipindesp. nov. is characterised by the straight frontal margin, presence of conical superior frontolateral process, a strong and bifid mediofrontal processes, pronounced and pointed supraocular lobes, mandible strongly curved with a dentate blade, and the claviform penes produced more than a third the length of the pereon. A summary and key to the males of all known species of the Gnathiidae from the Temperate Southern African marine realm is provided.

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Author
Nico J. Smit; Kerry A. Hadfield
Publisher
Pensoft Publishers
Published
2022
Language
EN
Field
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)