Thomas, B., K. Manikandan, M. Qurban, T. Clardy, A. Sundaramanickam & E. Suárez-Morales. (2022). First record of Caromiobenella helgolandica (Claus, 1863) (Copepoda, Monstrilloida) from the Saudi waters of the Arabian . Check List. 18(3): 575-581.
Thomas, B., K. Manikandan, M. Qurban, T. Clardy, A. Sundaramanickam & E. Suárez-Morales
2022
First record of Caromiobenella helgolandica (Claus, 1863) (Copepoda, Monstrilloida) from the Saudi waters of the Arabian .
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18(3): 575-581.
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Caromiobenella helgolandica (Claus, 1863), a presumedly widespread monstrilloid copepod, is reported for the first time from Saudi waters of the Arabian Gulf; only females were found in zooplankton samples collected from Tarut Bay in the Arabian Gulf. Caromiobenella Jeon, Lee, & Soh, 2018 is a recently described genus that is distinguished by having modified male antennules. The nauplii of monstrilloid copepods are endoparasitic on molluscs and polychaetes, while the adults are free-living reproductive forms. This study is an unprecedented record of C. helgolandica from the Arabian Gulf region.
