. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 288 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM Chondracanthus congiopodi n. sp. Fig. 24. $—Cephalothorax subcircular, gibbous posteriorly on dorsal surface, 'barbs' large, lobate. Trunk unsegmented, but with 4 lateral processes separated by deep indents, 4 medio-dorsal knobs, a pair of posterior processes extending beyond abdomen. Antenna 1 fusiform, 2-jointed. Two pairs of uniramous fleshy legs, ovate or more or less boot-shaped, the 'toe' pointing medianwards. Ovisacs shorter than body, stout. $ 5 mm., ovi
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 288 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM Chondracanthus congiopodi n. sp. Fig. 24. $—Cephalothorax subcircular, gibbous posteriorly on dorsal surface, 'barbs' large, lobate. Trunk unsegmented, but with 4 lateral processes separated by deep indents, 4 medio-dorsal knobs, a pair of posterior processes extending beyond abdomen. Antenna 1 fusiform, 2-jointed. Two pairs of uniramous fleshy legs, ovate or more or less boot-shaped, the 'toe' pointing medianwards. Ovisacs shorter than body, stout. $ 5 mm., ovisac 3 mm., $ o-6 Fig. 24. Chondracanthus congiopodi n. sp. a, dorsal view $, with antenna 1 further enlarged; by ventral view $; c, lateral view $; d, maxilla, maxilliped and mandible $; e, variations in shape of leg ?;/,<?. Locality. Table Bay, on gills of Horse-fish (Congiopodus torvus). (S. Afr. Mus. 99, 0*6*0 Remarks. Although the legs are not definitely bifid, there seems no reason why this species should not be included in Chondracanthus. Gen. Acanthochondria Oakley 1927. Oakley, Parasitology, xix, p. 466 (genotype: cornuta O. F. Muller). 1930. id., ibid., xxii, p. 189. 1932. Yu & Wu, Bull. Fan. Mem. Inst., Ill, 4, pp. 57-71 (Chondracanthus spp.) 1933. Saby, Proc. £ool. Soc. Lond., 1933, 4, p. 861, pi. 1 (anatomy). 1939. Yamaguti, Paras. Copep. Japan, pt. 6, vol. Jub. Prof. Toshida, II, PP- 533-41- 1940. Heegaard, Vid. Medd. Dansk nat. For., civ, p. 87. 1944. id., ibid., cvii, p. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original South African Museum. Cape Town : The Museum
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