Dippenaar Susan M
Department of Biodiversity, University of Limpopo, Private Bag X1106, Sovenga 0727, South Africa.
Folia Parasitol (Praha). 2012 Sep;59(3):216-20. doi: 10.14411/fp.2012.029.
Pseudocharopinus Kabata, 1964 is one of the 48 genera comprising the Lernaeopodidae (Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida). Currently there are 11 accepted species contained in Pseudocharopinus. Pseudocharopinus pteromylaei Raibaut et Essafi, 1979 infects the spiracles and gill filaments of Pteromylaeus bovinus (Geoffroy St. Hilaire) and is most similar in general appearance to P. pteroplateae (Yamaguti et Yamasu, 1959) from which it clearly differs in the size and dimensions of the dorsal shield and the posterior processes. Additional features of the antenna and the maxilliped ofP. pteromylaei, not previously illustrated, are discussed and illustrated while more detailed illustrations of other appendages are provided. This is the first report of the occurrence of a Pseudocharopinus species from the west Indian Ocean and the first report of P. pteromylaei off the east coast of South Africa.
伪角鱼虱属（Pseudocharopinus）由卡巴塔于1964年建立，是鱼虱科（桡足亚纲，管颚目）48个属之一。目前伪角鱼虱属包含11个已确认的物种。1979年雷鲍特和埃萨菲报道的牛鼻鲼伪角鱼虱（Pseudocharopinus pteromylaei）寄生于牛鼻鲼（Geoffroy St. Hilaire）的气门和鳃丝，其外观与1959年山口和山寿报道的板状伪角鱼虱（P. pteroplateae）最为相似，但背甲和后突起的大小和尺寸明显不同。本文讨论并展示了此前未描述过的牛鼻鲼伪角鱼虱触角和颚足的其他特征，并提供了其他附肢更详细的图示。这是西印度洋伪角鱼虱属物种的首次记录，也是南非东海岸牛鼻鲼伪角鱼虱的首次记录。
