The branchiuran parasite Argulus japonicus (Crustacea: Branchiura: Argulidae) was collected from the body surface of the Rosy bitterling Rhodeus ocellatus from Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. The present study represents the first record of A. japonicus obtained from Kyushu. Rhodeus ocellatus is a new host for A. japonicus.
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1 January 2013
New Host and Distribution Records for the Freshwater Fish Ectoparasite Argulus japonicus (Crustacea: Branchiura: Argulidae)
Takeo Yamauchi,
Minoru Shimizu
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Comparative Parasitology
Vol. 80 • No. 1
January 2013
Vol. 80 • No. 1
January 2013
Argulus japonicus
Japan
new host
new record
Rhodeus ocellatus