| A synopsis of the 97 species of lichomolgid copepods known to be associated with tropical IndoPacific shallow-water alcyonaceans is given (Madagascar, New Caledonia, Moluccas, Philippines, and Enewetak Atoll). One new genus and 29 new species are included, distributed among the lichomolgid genera Acanthomolgus (2 new species), Alcyonomolgus (1), Colobomolgus (2), Critomolgus (3), Doridicola (5), Paradoridicola (7), Paramolgus (8), and Telestacicola (1). The alcyonacean hosts, numbering more than 100 species, include members of the genera Alcyonium, Anthelia, Capnella, Cespitularia, Cladiella, Dendronephthya, Heteroxenia, Lemnalia, Litophyton, Lobophytum, Nephthea, Paralemnalia, Parerythropodium, Sarcophyton, Sinularia, Siphonogorgia, Stereonephthya,... |
