A new species of branchial fish parasitic isopod, Norileca Bruce, 1990 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoidae), from the Andaman Islands, India. Issue 7 (14th September 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nashad, Musaliyarakam; Aneesh, Panakkool Thamban; Kumar, Appukuttannair Biju; Bineesh, Kinattumkara
• Is Part Of: Marine biology research. Volume 17:Issue 7/8(2021)
• Page Start: 669
• Page End: 679
• Publication Date: 2021-09-14
• Subjects: Fish parasite -- Indian Ocean -- Norileca hathai sp. nov -- Cymothoidae -- Indian EEZ; Marine biology -- Periodicals; Marine biology -- North Atlantic Ocean -- Periodicals; 578.7705
• DOI: 10.1080/17451000.2021.2011321
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1745-1000

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Norileca hathai Aneesh, Nashad and Kumar sp. nov., parasitizing the blacktip trevally, Caranx heberi (Bennett, 1830) (Carangidae) from off Burmanallah, South Andaman, India is described and illustrated. Norileca hathai sp. nov., the fourth species of Norileca Bruce, 1990, is characterized by: body twisted to one side; small body size (10–12 mm); dark stripes on pereonites 5–7, pleonites 1–5 and pleotelson, except the medial and posterio-lateral margins; coxae 3–7, 0.5 times as long as pereonites; presence of robust setae on the propodus of pereopods 1–3; pleotelson round and 0.85 as long as wide; uropod 0.85 as long as pleotelson; maxilla both lobes with 2 robust setae. A table of the inter-specific characters between the species of Norileca Bruce, 1990 and a revised key to the species are provided.