Branchiura

A Compendium of the Geographical Distribution and a Summary of Their Biology
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-90-04-34615-4
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 21, 214 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 318 g

Reihe: Crustaceana Monographs

This is a compendium of current knowledge about the crustacean subclass Branchiura Thorell, 1864. An overview of the group is presented, starting from the first species description, and reports of taxonomic changes. It also provides a condensed retrospect of each genus and includes the characteristics of each genus, the geographical distribution of each species arranged according to occurrence per continent; and aspects of the anatomy, physiology, host-parasite interactions and phylogeny are discussed. In order to condense the information available on members of the subclass, additional literature sources on each aspect are tabulated. This text will be useful for fish health practitioners, researchers and students of Parasitology and Fish Veterinary Medicine.

The contents of this volume were originally published in 2016 in Crustaceana volume 89, issue 11-12.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Neethling, Lourelle

Avenant-Oldewage, Annemariè

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbellose (Invertebrata) Krebstiere (Crustacea)
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Meeres- und Süßwasserökologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Abstract
Résumé
Branchiura
Characteristics
The genera of the subclass Branchiura
Argulus Müller, 1785
Synonyms of the genus Argulus Müller, 1785
Synonyms of the species of Argulus Müller, 1785
Argulus species and their distribution
Research conducted on Argulus species
Anatomy and physiology of Argulus species
Parasite-host interactions in Argulus species
Phylogeny of Argulus species
Dolops Audouin, 1837
Synonyms of the genus Dolops Audouin, 1837
Synonyms of the species of Dolops Audouin, 1837
Dolops species and their distribution
Research conducted on Dolops species
Anatomy and physiology of Dolops species
Parasite-host interactions in Dolops species
Chonopeltis Thiele, 1900
Synonyms of the species of Chonopeltis Thiele, 1900
Chonopeltis species and their distribution
Research conducted on Chonopeltis species
Anatomy and physiology of Chonopeltis species
Dipteropeltis Calman, 1912
Synonyms of the genus Dipteropeltis Calman, 1912
Synonyms of Dipteropeltis hirundo Calman, 1912
Dipteropeltis species and their distribution
Research conducted on Dipteropeltis species
Acknowledgements
Appendix
References
Taxonomic index
Host index

Über Autor(innen)

Lourelle AM Neethling, Ph.D. (2016), Department of Zoology, University of Johannesburg is an Assistant lecturer at that university. She has published various papers on Branchiura and the compendium flowed from work done for her thesis.

Annemariè Avenant-Oldewage, Ph.D. (1988), Department of Zoology, University of Johannesburg is the Head of the Department and a Full Professor. She has published various papers on fish parasites and trained more than 50 Post graduate students.