On the Development of Parasitic Copepoda -III. Taeniacanthus lagocephali Pearse (Cyclopoida : Taeniacanthidae)-

Abstract

The development of Taeniacanthus lagocephali Pearse, 1952, is dealt with, describing the first two nauplius stages reared and the all copepodid stages collected from a puffer, Lagocephalus gloveri Abe & Tabeta. Specimens used for the descriptions were obtained from some individuals of L. gloveri fished in Tanabe Bay, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, in April, 1971. A large number of individuals of T. lagocephali , including ovigerous females, were taken out from the branchial cavity and gills of the hosts