Species Shiinoa occlusa Kabata, 1968
- Shiinoa occlusa Kabata, Z. 1968. Copepoda parasitic on Australian fishes VII. Shiinoa occlusa gen. et sp. nov. Journal of Natural History 2: 497-504 [497].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH Reg. No. B.M. (N.H.) 1966. 12.2.1. ♀ (Green Island, Queensland), Queensland.
Distribution
States
Queensland
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: coral reef, ectoparasitic.
Diagnosis
The most intriguing and unique feature of Shiinoa is its mode of attachment and the morphological modifications resulting from it. The involvement of the anterior end of the animal in the attachment to the host caused the development of a 'cephalic neck', interposed between the oral region and the antennae. The muscles of the mandible and the maxilla can be seen extending from the mouth right through the 'neck' and attaching near the bases of the antennae, which shows that the origional position of the latter must have been much nearer the oral region than at present.
Diagnosis References
Kabata, Z. 1968. Copepoda parasitic on Australian fishes VII. Shiinoa occlusa gen. et sp. nov. Journal of Natural History 2: 497-504 [497]
History of changes
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