Cryptopontius capitalis

Cryptopontius capitalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Maxillopoda
Subclass: Copepoda
Order: Siphonostomatoida
Family: Artotrogidae
Genus: Cryptopontius
Species: C. capitalis
Binomial name
Cryptopontius capitalis
(Giesbrecht, 1895)[1]
Synonyms

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

  1. ↑ The subfamilies, genera, and species of the copepod family Ascomyzontidæ, Thorell: Diagnosis, synonymy, and distribution. W Giesbrecht - Journal of Natural History, 1895

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