Cryptopontius capitalis
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Species: | C. capitalis
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Cryptopontius capitalis (Giesbrecht, 1895)[1]
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Dyspontius capitalis Giesbrecht, 1895 |
Cryptopontius capitalis is a species of copepods in the family Artotrogidae from the North Atlantic Ocean. It is an ectoparasitic on the sponges Crella (Crella) elegans, Oscarella lobularis and Petrosia (Petrosia) ficiformis.
References
- ^ The subfamilies, genera, and species of the copepod family Ascomyzontidæ, Thorell: Diagnosis, synonymy, and distribution. W Giesbrecht - Journal of Natural History, 1895