Mappates plataxus Rangnekar, 1958
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Rangnekar, M. P. (1958). Mappates plataxus gen. et sp. nov., a copepod parasitic on the fish Platax teira (Forsk.). Records of the Indian Museum, Calcutta, 53:303–308, figs. 1–2. (20–ii–1958). https://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=109535
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Copepoda
- order
- Siphonostomatoida
- family
- Caligidae
- genus
- Mappates
- species
- Mappates plataxus
Name
- Synonyms
- Eirgos plataxus (Rangnekar, 1958)
- Homonyms
- Mappates plataxus Rangnekar, 1958
Bibliographic References
- Boxshall, G.A. (2018). The sea lice (Copepoda: Caligidae) of Moreton Bay (Queensland, Australia), with descriptions of thirteen new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4398(1): 1-172.
- Dojiri, M. & J.S.Ho. (2013). Systematics of the Caligidae, copepods parasitic on marine fishes. Crustaceana Monographs 18()i-xii, 1-448.
- Hameed, M.S. & N.K. Pillai. (1973). Redescription of Mappates plataxus Rangnekar (Copepoda: Caligidae). Hydrobiologia 42(4):403-411, figs. 1-18. (28-ix-1973)
- Ho, J.S. & C.L. Lin. (2004). Sea lice of Taiwan (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida: Caligidae). <em>The Sueichan Press, Keelung, Taiwan.</em> 388 pp.
- Kirtisinghe, P. (1964). A review of the parasitic copepods of fish recorded from Ceylon, with descriptions of additional forms. Bulletin of the Fisheries Research Station, Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 17(1):45-132, figs. 1-191. (vi-1964)
- Pillai, N.K. (1967). Copepods parasitic on Indian marine fishes. A review. In: Proceedings of the Symposium on Crustacea. Symposium Series, Marine Biological Association of India (2)5:1556-1680, figs. 1-266.
- Pillai, N.K. (1977). Copepods parasitic on Platax riera in Indian waters. Aquatic Biology 2:53-60.
- Pillai, N.K. (1985). Copepod Parasites of Marine Fishes. <em>In: The Fauna of India. Zoological Society of India, Calcutta.</em> 900pp., figs. 1-279.
- Ramakrishnan, P. (1980). Revision of the Caligidae (Copepoda) with special reference to the Indian fauna. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Kerala 400pp. + 15 plates.
- Rangnekar, M.P. (1958). Mappates plataxus gen. et sp. nov., a copepod parasitic on the fish Platax teira (Forsk.). Records of the Indian Museum, Calcutta 53:303-308, figs. 1-2. (20-ii-1958)