Choniomyzon

Choniomyzon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Hexanauplia
Subclass:	Copepoda
Order:	Siphonostomatoida
Family:	Nicothoidae
Genus:	Choniomyzon; Pillai, 1962

Choniomyzon is a genus of copepods, containing the following species:[1] One species, C. inflatus, is a parasite of the eggs of the slipper lobster Ibacus novemdentatus.[2]

Choniomyzon inflatus Wakabayashi et al., 2013
Choniomyzon libiniae Santos & Björnberg, 2004
Choniomyzon panuiri Pillai, 1962

References

T. Chad Walter (2012). Walter TC, Boxshall G (eds.). "Choniomyzon Pillai, 1962". World of Copepods database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
Kaori Wakabayashi; Shusaku Otake; Yuji Tanaka; Kazuya Nagasawa (2013). "Choniomyzon inflatus n. sp. (Crustacea: Copepoda: Nicothoidae) associated with Ibacus novemdentatus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Scyllaridae) from Japanese waters". Systematic Parasitology. 84 (2): 157–165. doi:10.1007/s11230-012-9397-0. PMID 23299753.

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[1] T. Chad Walter (2012). Walter TC, Boxshall G (eds.). "Choniomyzon Pillai, 1962". World of Copepods database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved April 27, 2013.

[2] Kaori Wakabayashi; Shusaku Otake; Yuji Tanaka; Kazuya Nagasawa (2013). "Choniomyzon inflatus n. sp. (Crustacea: Copepoda: Nicothoidae) associated with Ibacus novemdentatus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Scyllaridae) from Japanese waters". Systematic Parasitology. 84 (2): 157–165. doi:10.1007/s11230-012-9397-0. PMID 23299753.