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The genus Laophontina is revised after re-examination of the typeseries of the species and analyses of new materials from the East African coast and the Caribbean. The genus Laophontina as redefined herein unifies L. dubia, L. acantha, L. noodti, and L. posidoniae. The recently described L. paradubia is considered as conspecific with L. dubia. All other species presently assembled in the genus are allocated to different genera. Galapalaophonte is redefined and comprises G. pacifica, G. triarticulata and G. variabilis besides four new species. Laophontina distincta and...

Allocation of Laophonte trispinosa Sewell to Xanthilaophonte gen. nov. and the description of X. carcinicola spec. nov. (Harpacticoida: Laophontidae)

Ano: 1991

URL: http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/303518.pdf

Laophonte trispinosa Sewell is reported here from various localities in the Indian and the West Pacific Ocean, and is allocated to the herein erected genus Xanthilaophonte gen. nov. A second species, X. carcinicola spec. nov. is described from Indon »sia. The genus Xanthilaophonte gen. nov. is most closely related with Echinolaophonte Nicholls. Both species of this genus live in association with decapods, mainly Xanthidae, and occur on the carapax of their hosts, between the bristles. Comparison of the copepodid development clearly shows that the advanced morphology of Xanthilaophonte gen. nov. resulted from heterochrony events.

Copepod composition, abundance and diversity in Makupa Creek, Mombasa, Kenya

Palavras-chave: Crustacea; Copepoda; Laophontidae; Laophonte; Xanthilaophonte; Indo-West Pacific; Indonesia; New species; 42.74.

Ano: 1991

URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/319198

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Osore, M.; Fiers, F.; Daro, M.H..

The taxonomic composition, abundance and spatio-temporal distribution of copepods were analysed from monthly zooplankton samples collected in Makupa creek and Mombasa Harbour (Makupa creek was until recently subjected to considerable dumping of domestic and industrial waste). At least 51 copepod species belonging to 38 genera in the families Calanoida (25), Harpacticoida (5), Poecilostomatoida (7) and Cyclopoida (1) were identified. The most common genera were Acartia, Acrocalanus, Corycaeus, Oncaea and Oithona. Copepods bloomed in the wet months of November and April (75 to 158/m3). Abundance was consistently high near the creek mouth and low within the creek enclosure. Copepod diversity (H’) was slightly higher (2.00 to 2.57) during September, November,...

Tipo: Journal Contribution

Palavras-chave: Mombasa; Marine pollution; Zooplankton; Copepod culture; Monsoons.

Ano: 2003

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/1081

Enhydrosoma Vervoorti spec. nov., a new Harpacticoid Copepod from India (Harpacticoida: Cletodidae)

Two species from Sagar Island, India are reported: Nitocra lacustris lacustris (Schmankevitsch, 1875) and Enhydrosoma vervoorti spec. nov. The latter is described and illustrated. Furthermore, the genus Enhydrosoma is discussed and Enhydrosoma franklini Thistle, 1980 is allocated to the genus Enhydrosomella Monard.

Harpacticoid copepods associated with Spartina alterniflora culms from the marshes of Cocodrie, Louisiana (Crustacea, Copepoda)

Palavras-chave: Copepoda; Taxonomy; India; 42.74.

Ano: 1987

URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/318676

Fiers, F.; Rutledge, Ph..

Seven harpacticoid copepods have been found living on the lower parts of Spartina alterniflora culms, from Cocodrie marshes in Louisiana (U.S.A.). This contribution deals exclusively with the systematics of these species. Mesochra wolskii Jakubisiak is redescribed and a new key to the species of the genus is given. M. neotropica Jakobi is allocated to the genus Amphibiperita n. gen. and is redescribed and discussed in detail. A new laophontid species, F. mangalis n. sp. is described and placed together with Laophonte chathamensis Sars in the genus Folioquinpesn. gen. Some amendations on the description of Schizopera...

Intercletodes interita n. gen., n. sp. and Orthopsyllus coralliophilus n. sp., two new copepods from the northern coast of Papua New Guinea (Copepoda, Harpacticoida)

Ano: 1990

URL: http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/303580.pdf

In the present paper two new harpacticoid copepods, including a new genus, are described. Both species: Intercletodes interita n. gen., n. sp. and Orthopsyllus coralliophilus n. sp. were found in the cavity formed and inhabited by a gastropod, Leptoconchus sp., living in a massive coral of the genus Favia.

Probosciphontodes n. gen., a new genus of the family Ancorabolidae, with the description of two new species (Copepoda, Harpacticoida)

Ano: 1987

URL: http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/303571.pdf

The new genus Probosciphontodes n. gen. is erected for two new ancorabolid species: P. stellata n. sp. and P. ptenopostica n. sp. The former was found in sediment samples from the Comoros, the latter in samples from the northern coast of Papua New Guinea.

Syrticola mediterraneus n. sp., a harpacticoid copepod from the Bay of Calvi, Corsica

Ano: 1988

URL: http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/303559.pdf

Willems, K.A.; Claeys, D.; Fiers, F..

Syrticola mediterraneus n. sp. belonging to the family Cylindropsyllidae Sars (sensu Lang, 1948) is described from the Bay of Calvi (Corsica). The species is closely related to (?) Notopontia galapagoensis Mielke, 1982 and Syrticola flandricus Willems & Claeys, 1982. The former species is now transferred to the genus Syrticola as Syrticola galapagoensis n. comb.

New and interesting copepods (Crustacea, Copepoda) from brackish waters of Laing Island (Northern Papua New Guinea)

Palavras-chave: Animal morphology Bays Holotypes New species Copepoda [copepods] Harpacticoida Syrticola mediterraneus MED; France; Corsica; Calvi Bay.

Ano: 1987

URL: http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=3258

In the paper at hand, eight copepods are described from two small temporary brackish water pools at Laing Island (Papua New Guinea). Included are one cyclopoid: Neocyclops papuensis n. sp. and seven harpacticoids: Darcythompsonia inopinata Smirnov, Leptocaris mucronatus n. sp.; Schizopera brusinae Petkovski, Nitocra lacrustris pacifica Yeatman, Nitocra laingensis n. sp., Phyllopodopsyllus alatus n. sp. and Actinocletodes woutersi n. gen., n. sp.

New Canuellidae from the Northern coast of Papua New Guinea (Copepoda: Harpacticoida)

Ano: 1986

URL: http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/303528.pdf

Brianola vangoethemi sp.nov., Scottolana glabra sp.nov., Scottolana dissimilis sp.nov., Canuella paenelantica sp.nov. and Parasunaristes cucullaris gen.nov., from the Northern coast of Papua New Guinea, are described. Brianola sydneyensis Hamond, 1973 and Ellucana longicaudaSewell, 1940 were recorded for the first time in the coastal waters of Papua New Guinea. E. longicauda is redescribed and the generic characteristics are discussed.

New Tetragonicipitidae (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) from the Indo-Pacific

Ano: 1982

URL: http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/303529.pdf

Fiers, F.; De Troch, M..

During an intensive study of the copepod associations living on the seagrass Thalassia hemprichii (Ehrenberg) Ascherson in Gazi Bay (Kenya), three representatives of the harpacticoid family Tetragonicipitidae Lang, 1944 were found. Diagoniceps laevis Willey, 1930 previously reported from Bermuda (type locality) and the Bahamas. was found in Gazi Bay. Comparison with the Atlantic material revealed only minor differences. Odaginiceps immanis n. sp. is the fourth species of the genus, which was known until now from three species described from the Central Atlantic. The new genus Mwania is defined for M. phytocola n. sp. which, with its three-segmented endopodite of...

New Tetragonicipitidae (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) from the Yucatecan continental shelf (Mexico), including a revision of the genus Diagoniceps Willey

Palavras-chave: Animal morphology New genera New species Taxonomy Copepoda [copepods] Harpacticoida Tetragonicipitidae I; Indo-Pacific ISW; Kenya; Gazi Bay.

Ano: 2000

URL: http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=5001

Representatives of the family Tetragonicipitidae encountered in samples from marine and lagoonal localities on the Yucatecan continental shelf are described. Ph. yucatanensis n. sp. is added to the furciger species-group of the genus Phyllopodopsyllus. Resulting from the discovery of four new species which, at first sight, show close resemblance with the species known in the genus Diagoniceps Willey, a review of the genus is presented. Initially, the type-species of the genus Diagoniceps, D. laevis Willey, is redescribed in detail based on material from the Bahamas and specimens reported previously from Bermuda, type-region. Three out of the six previously...

Pollutie door detergenten als mogelijke oorzaak van de mislukte oesterkweek in de Spuikom te Oostende

Ano: 1995

URL: http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/303549.pdf

Thielemans, L.; Fiers, F.; Heip, C.H.R..

Range extension and microhabitat of Lightiella incisa (Cephalocarida)

Ano: 1979

URL: http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=6996

De Troch, M.; Fiers, F.; Vincx, M..

During an intensive meiofauna sampling campaign in intertidal seagrass beds along the Caribbean coast of the Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico), 131 specimens of Lightiella incisa (Cephalocarida, Crustacea) were recovered from the sediment. Two-thirds of the specimens were adults, one-third were pre-adults. This collection is the first record of this minute primitive crustacean in the western part of the Caribbean Sea, and extends the known range 3000 km from the type locality of Hastings Bay, Barbados. A detailed sampling protocol and environmental data made it possible to study the microhabitat preferences of this species, and perhaps for cephalocarids in general for the first time. The vertical distribution of L. incisa in...

Robustunguis gen. nov., a genus of decapod associated laophontids (Copepoda: Harpacticoida)

Palavras-chave: Anoxic sediments Bioturbation Distribution records Ecological distribution Environmental factors Meiobenthos Microhabitats New records Vertical distribution Cephalocarida [horseshoe shrimp] ASW; Mexico; Yucatan Peninsula Mexico.

Ano: 2000

URL: http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=2097

The genus Robustunguis gen. nov. is erected for two species of laophontid harpacticoids: R. ungulatus spec. nov. and R. minor spec. nov. Both species were recovered from washings of decapod crustaceans collected along the coasts of Florida (U.S.A.) and Shimoni (Kenya). Robustunguis gen. nov. is closely related to Coullia Hamond, but differs significantly from the latter because of the remarkable prehensile first leg adapted to clench the bristles covering the body and body parts of the hosts.

The laophontid genus Loureirophonte Jakobi, 1953 (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) *

Palavras-chave: Crustacea; Copepoda; Laophontidae; Robustunguis; New species; 42.74.

Ano: 1992

URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/318685

So far, only three species are known in the laophontid genus Loureirophonte Jakobi. In the present contribution five new species are described, and two species formerly attributed to other laophontid genera (Paraiaophonte subterranea Lang and Laophonte cesareae Por), are allocated to Loureirophonte. A redescription of L. cesareae, based on type-material, is included. Relying on the increased understanding of loureirophontid morphology, the diagnoses of L. catharinensis, type-species of the genus, and L. paranaensis are amended. Finally, three species-groups are defined within the genus: the catharinensisgroup, the cesareae-group and the subterranea-group.

Two new species of Mesochra Boeck, 1865 (Copepoda: Harpacticoida) from a coastal lagoon in Sinaloa State, Mexico

Palavras-chave: Loureirophonte; Redefinition; New species; Species-groups; Biogeography; 42.74.

Ano: 1993

URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/317975

Gomez Noguera, S.E.; Fiers, F..

Two new species of the genus Mesochra, M. pacifica n. sp. andM. pseudoparva n. sp. are described from Ensenada del Pabellón Lagoon (southeastern Gulf of California, Mexico). Both species are considered as most closely related to M. parva Thomson 1946, although they share some features with M. sewelli Lang 1948. A particular forked structure on the male P3 endopodite of M. pseudoparva n. sp. was found and the homology of this structure is discussed. An updated key to the species in the genus is provided.

Zonation and structuring factors of meiofauna communities in a tropical seagrass bed (Gazi Bay, Kenya)

Palavras-chave: Animal morphology Coastal lagoons Identification keys New species Shellfish Copepoda [copepods] Harpacticoida Mesochra pacifica Mesochra pseudoparva ISE; Mexico; California Gulf ISE; Mexico; Sinaloa.

Ano: 1997

URL: http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/303516.pdf

De Troch, M.; Gurdebeke, S.; Fiers, F.; Vincx, M..

This study deals with the relation between tropical meiofauna and environmental variables by comparing the 'benthic' (i.e. in the bare sediment adjacent to seagrass plants) and the 'epiphytic' (i.e. in samples including seagrass plants) meiofauna associated with five seagrass species from the high intertidal to the high subtidal zone in Gazi Bay (Kenya). Ordination and variance analysis revealed three distinct 'benthic' and two 'epiphytic' meiofauna assemblages. These assemblages corresponded entirely with those identified for the seagrass species: a high intertidal pioneer association (Halophila ovalis/Halodule wrightii), an intertidal climax assemblage (Thalassia hemprichii) and a high subtidal pioneer association...