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'''''Asterocheres lilljeborgi''''' is a [[species]] of copepod in the family [[Asterocheridae]]. It is found in the British Isles and Scandinavia where it is a semi-parasite of [[starfish]]. First described as ''Asterocheres lilljeborgi'' in 1859 by the Norwegian marine biologist [[Jonas Axel Boeck]],<ref name=WoRMS>{{cite WoRMS |author=Boxshall, Geoff |year=2018 |title=''Asterocheres lilljeborgi'' Boeck, 1859 |id=135708 |accessdate=5 July 2018 }}</ref> it is the [[type species]] of the genus.<ref>{{cite WoRMS |author=Boxshall, Geoff |year=2018 |title=''Asterocheres'' Boeck, 1859 |id=135554 |accessdate=5 July 2018 }}</ref> |
'''''Asterocheres lilljeborgi''''' is a [[species]] of [[copepod]] in the family [[Asterocheridae]]. It is found in the British Isles and Scandinavia where it is a semi-parasite of [[starfish]]. First described as ''Asterocheres lilljeborgi'' in 1859 by the Norwegian marine biologist [[Jonas Axel Boeck]],<ref name=WoRMS>{{cite WoRMS |author=Boxshall, Geoff |year=2018 |title=''Asterocheres lilljeborgi'' Boeck, 1859 |id=135708 |accessdate=5 July 2018 }}</ref> it is the [[type species]] of the genus.<ref>{{cite WoRMS |author=Boxshall, Geoff |year=2018 |title=''Asterocheres'' Boeck, 1859 |id=135554 |accessdate=5 July 2018 }}</ref> |
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Asterocheres lilljeborgi is a species of copepod in the family Asterocheridae. It is found in the British Isles and Scandinavia where it is a semi-parasite of starfish. First described as Asterocheres lilljeborgi in 1859 by the Norwegian marine biologist Jonas Axel Boeck,[1] it is the type species of the genus.[2]
Distribution
The species is found in west and south Norway, south-western Sweden, the Skagerrak, the North Sea, around the coasts of England and northern France as well as the Davis Strait, the Aleutian Islands and Alaska.[1]
Ecology
A. lilljeborgi is associated with starfish, such as the bloody Henry starfish (Henricia oculata) or the blood star (Henricia sanguinolenta).[3] Some 90% of the starfish examined were parasitised.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d Boxshall, Geoff (2018). "Asterocheres lilljeborgi Boeck, 1859". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ Boxshall, Geoff (2018). "Asterocheres Boeck, 1859". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ Ivanenko, V.N.; Ferrari, F.D. (2003). "Redescription of adults and description of copepodid development of Dermatomyson nigripes (Brady & Robertson, 1876) and Asterocheres lilljeborgi Boeck, 1859 (Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida, Asterocheridae)" (PDF). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 116 (3): 661–691.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Bloody Henry starfish (Henricia oculata)". MarLIN. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
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