A new bopyrid isopod Athelges neotenuicaudis (Crustacea: Isopoda: Epicaridea) parasitic on Pagurus kulkarnii from Visakhapatnam Coast, India.

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A new bopyrid isopod Athelges neotenuicaudis is reported. The new isopod is collected from the crab Pagurus kulkarnii as ectoparasite. They are found in the intertidal region of Mukkam, Visakhapatnam Coast. Andhra Pradesh, India. Athelges neotenuicaudis n. sp. is compared with A. paguri Rathke, 1843; A. tenuicaudis Rathke, 1843; and A. bilobus Rathke.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Bol Chil Parasitol

Title: Boletin chileno de parasitologia

ISSN: 0365-9402

ISSN (Print): 0365-9402

Publication date (Electronic): July 1 1993

Volume: 48

Issue: 3-4

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[1 ] Department of Zoology, Andhra University, India.

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PubMed ID: 7993538

SO-VID: ccedb571-9dd3-4224-bb50-301a45cb0557

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