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Characterization of two species of Lepeophtheirus (Copepoda, Caligidae) from flatfishes. Description of Lepeophtheirus europaensis sp. nov

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

J.-L. Zeddam ,
P. Berrebi ,
F. Renaud ,
A. Raibaut  and
C. Gabrion
J.-L. Zeddam
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Parasitologie Comparée, UA 698, CNRS, Université des Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc, 34060 Montpellier Cédex, France
P. Berrebi
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Génétique, UA 327, CNRS, Université des Sciences et Techniques du Lanquedoc, 34060 Montpellier Cédex, France
F. Renaud
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Parasitologie Comparée, UA 698, CNRS, Université des Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc, 34060 Montpellier Cédex, France
A. Raibaut
Affiliation:
Laboratoire d'Ichthyologie et Parasitologie Générate, Université des Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc, 34060 Montpellier Cédex, France
C. Gabrion
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Parasitologie Comparée, UA 698, CNRS, Université des Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc, 34060 Montpellier Cédex, France
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Summary

In the eastern Mediterranean, the copepod Lepeophtheirus thompsoni Baird, 1850, has been reported to infest turbot, brill and flounder. By combining several methods, including enzyme electrophoresis, we show that this species is found only in turbot. By contrast, brill and flounder are infested by a species of Lepeophtheirus that corresponds to no other species reported in the literature. We propose that the species be designated as L. europaensis and we describe the characteristics of the gravid female. This study was extended to the Atlantic populations of flatfishes and includes an investigation of L. pectoralis (Muller, 1776), which infects flounder in the North Sea; we also confirmed the presence of L. thompsoni (Baird, 1850) over the whole geographic range of turbot. Lastly, we discuss the specificity and distribution of these species along the European coasts.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 96 , Issue 1 , February 1988 , pp. 129 - 144
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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