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Sarcotaces

Sarcotaces is a genus of copepods, containing the following species:Sarcotaces arcticus Collett, 1874 Sarcotaces japonicus Izawa, 1974 Sarcotaces komaii Shiino, 1953 Sarcotaces namibiensis Reimer, 1991 Sarcotaces pacificus Komai, 1924 Sarcotaces shiinoi Izawa, 1974 Sarcotaces verrucosus Olsson, 1872

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Sarcotaces
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Copepoda
Order: Cyclopoida
Family: Philichthyidae
Genus: Sarcotaces
Olsson, 1872

Sarcotaces is a genus of copepods, containing the following species:1

  • Sarcotaces arcticus Collett, 1874
  • Sarcotaces japonicus Izawa, 1974
  • Sarcotaces komaii Shiino, 1953
  • Sarcotaces namibiensis Reimer, 1991
  • Sarcotaces pacificus Komai, 1924
  • Sarcotaces shiinoi Izawa, 1974
  • Sarcotaces verrucosus Olsson, 1872

Description

All live in salt water. All are parasites. Some live on the skin of their hosts; others live inside them.1

References

References

  1. T. Chad Walter (2015). Walter TC, Boxshall G (eds.). "Sarcotaces". World of Copepods Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2017-10-07.