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Magnolia Press, Zootaxa, 3(4808), 2020

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4808.3.10

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Bopyrinella hadrocoxalis sp. nov. and Loki circumsaltanus Markham (Isopoda: Bopyridae) parasitizing shrimps of the genus Thor (Decapoda: Thoridae) in Mexican waters

Journal article published in 2020 by Jesús Romero-Rodríguez, Fernando Álvarez
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Abstract

Two bopyrid species parasitizing shrimps of the genus Thor along the Mexican coasts of the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea are known: Bopyrinella thorii, attaching in the hosts’ branchial chambers, and Loki circumsaltanus, attaching to the hosts´ abdomens. Herein, Bopyrinella hadrocoxalis sp. nov. is described, becoming the second described species of the genus in this geographic region. It is found parasitizing Thor manningi in a coastal area in Quintana Roo, Mexico. Loki circumsaltanus is recorded for the first time parasitizing Thor floridanus in Mexican waters; the oostegites, maxilliped and barbula are described and illustrated for the first time.