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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