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A new species of Mugilicola parasitic on South African elvers (Copepoda, Therodamasidae)
Abstract
A new species of parasitic copepod belonging to the genus Mugilicola Tripathi, I960 (CYCLOPOIDA: THERODAMASIDAE) is described. The copepods were embedded in the buccal cavity of elvers of Anguilla mossambica caught in South African rivers.