Hamaticolax unisagittatus

Hamaticolax unisagittatus is a species of parasitic copepod belonging to the family Bomolochidae. It is a parasite on the gills of the common snook and has only been recorded in coastal waters off Rio de Janeiro State.[1] In one study over half of the host fish sampled in this area carried this parasite.

Hamaticolax unisagittatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Maxillopoda
Subclass:
Copepoda
Order:
Poecilostomatoida
Family:
Bomolochidae
Genus:
Hamaticolax
Species:
H. unisagittatus
Binomial name
Hamaticolax unisagittatus
(Tavares & Luque, 2003)

The female is up to 1.4 millimetres (0.055 in) long; the male is as yet unknown.[1] Originally described in the genus Acantholochus, it was later transferred to the genus Hamaticolax.[2]

References
  1. Luiz E. R. Tavares & José L. Luque (2003). "A New Species of Acantholochus (Copepoda: Bomolochidae) Parasitic on Centropomus undecimalis (Osteichthyes: Centropomidae) from the Coastal Zone of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil" (PDF). Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 98: 241–245.
  2. Ju-shey Ho (2010). T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall (ed.). "Hamaticolax unisagittatus (Tavares & Luque, 2003)". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
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