Three kinds of whale-lice (Cyamidae: Amphipoda) from the Pacific coast of Canada, including a new species
Margolis, L. (1954). Three kinds of whale-lice (Cyamidae: Amphipoda) from the Pacific coast of Canada, including a new species. J. Fish. Res. Bd. Can. 11(3): 319-325
In: Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada. The Fisheries Research Board of Canada: Toronto. ISSN 0015-296x, more
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Taxa > Species > New taxa > New species Marine/Coastal |
Abstract |
Three species of whale-lice (Cyamidae: Amphipoda) are recorded from whales caught in Canadian Pacific seas: Cyamus scammoni Dall, 1872, from Rachianectes glaucus; Cyamus catodontis n. sp., from Physeter catodon; and Paracyamus boopis (Lütken, 1870), from Megaptera nodosa. Cyamus catodontis is described and illustrated. |
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