Cheng Yu-Rong, Ho Ju-shey, Dai Chang-Feng
Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University, Taipei.
Syst Parasitol. 2011 Jul;79(3):227-40. doi: 10.1007/s11230-011-9305-z. Epub 2011 Jun 4.
Four new xarifiid copepods are described. They were found in association with the scleractinian coral Pavona explanulata (Lamarck) occurring in shallow water reefs off Yenliao in northern Taiwan. The four species are: Xarifia capillata n. sp., X. parva n. sp., X. pavonae n. sp. and X. taiwanensis n. sp. They were found together in a single washing of the host coral. Previously, 13 species of copepods have been found in association with nine species of Pavona Lamarck. More than half (7/13) of these symbionts are members of Xarifia Humes, 1960.
描述了四种新的卡里菲科桡足类动物。它们是在台湾北部燕辽浅海礁石中的石珊瑚类扁脑珊瑚（拉马克）上发现的。这四个物种分别是：毛细卡里菲桡足类新种、小型卡里菲桡足类新种、扁脑珊瑚卡里菲桡足类新种和台湾卡里菲桡足类新种。它们是在对寄主珊瑚的一次冲洗中同时发现的。此前，已发现13种桡足类动物与9种拉马克扁脑珊瑚有关联。这些共生生物中超过一半（7/13）是1960年命名的卡里菲属的成员。
