Folia Parasitologica 49[1] 67-72 (2002) | DOI: 10.14411/fp.2002.013

Redescription of the female of Gnathia africana (Crustacea: Isopoda: Gnathiidae) from southern Africa

Nico J. Smit1,2, Jo G. Van As1, Linda Basson1
1 Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of the Free State, P.O. Box 339, Bloemfontein, 9300, South Africa
2 Present address: School of Life Sciences, Kingston University, Penrhyn Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 2EE, UK

A redescription of the female of the temporary fish parasite, Gnathia africana Barnard, 1914 is provided from specimens reared from final-stage G. africana praniza larvae collected from their intertidal fish hosts along the south coast of southern Africa. It differs from other known gnathiid females in the shape of the frontal border and the number and basic form of pylopod articles. This redescription aims to establish a format for future descriptions and redescriptions of gnathiid females.

Keywords: Gnathiidae, Gnathia africana, female, redescription, taxonomy, morphology

Received: February 23, 2001; Accepted: May 28, 2001; Published: March 1, 2002  Show citation

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Smit, N.J., Van As, J.G., & Basson, L. (2002). Redescription of the female of Gnathia africana (Crustacea: Isopoda: Gnathiidae) from southern Africa. Folia Parasitologica, 49(1), 67-72. doi: 10.14411/fp.2002.013
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