Folia Parasitologica 47[1] 61-66 (2000) | DOI: 10.14411/fp.2000.012

A redescription of the adult male of Caecognathia cryptopais (Barnard, 1925) (Crustacea: Isopoda: Gnathiidae) from southern Africa

Nico J. Smit, Linda Basson, Jo G. Van As
Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of the Free State, PO Box 339, Bloemfontein, 9300, South Africa

A redescription of the adult male of Caecognathia cryptopais (Barnard, 1925) is provided from syntypes and other material deposited in the South African Museum. The generic status of Caecognathia cryptopais is also revised. This redescription is based on light and scanning electron microscopy.

Keywords: Caecognathia cryptopais, redescription, taxonomy, morphology

Received: May 27, 1999; Accepted: July 14, 1999; Published: March 1, 2000  Show citation

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Smit, N.J., Basson, L., & Van As, J.G. (2000). A redescription of the adult male of Caecognathia cryptopais (Barnard, 1925) (Crustacea: Isopoda: Gnathiidae) from southern Africa. Folia Parasitologica, 47(1), 61-66. doi: 10.14411/fp.2000.012
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