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Hamaticolax unisagittatus

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Hamaticolax unisagittatus
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H. unisagittatus
Binomial name
Hamaticolax unisagittatus
(Tavares & Luque, 2003)

Hamaticolax unisagittatus is a species of parasitic copepod belonging to the family Bomolochidae. It is a parasite on the gills of the common snook and has only been recorded in coastal waters off Rio de Janeiro State.[1] In one study over half of the host fish sampled in this area carried this parasite.

The female is up to 1.4 millimetres (0.055 in) long; the male is as yet unknown.[1] Originally described in the genus Acantholochus, it was later transferred to the genus Hamaticolax.[2]

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  1. ^ a b Luiz E. R. Tavares & José L. Luque (2003). "A New Species of Acantholochus (Copepoda: Bomolochidae) Parasitic on Centropomus undecimalis (Osteichthyes: Centropomidae) from the Coastal Zone of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil" (PDF). Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 98 (2): 241–245. doi:10.1590/S0074-02762003000200013. PMID 12764441.
  2. ^ Ju-shey Ho (2010). T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall (ed.). "Hamaticolax unisagittatus (Tavares & Luque, 2003)". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 28, 2010.