. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. SOUTH AFRICAN PARASITIC COPEPODA 231 Argulus multipocula n. sp. Fig. 3 $—Carapace broadly elliptical, with deep antero-lateral sinuses, posterior lobes rounded, extending to middle of caudal lobes. Eyes distinct, separated by a distance equal to that between eye and lateral margin of carapace. Posterior respiratory area reniform, anterior area not clearly traceable, but apparently subtriangular or oval. Abdomen ovate, cleft to a little beyond middle, lobes apically pointed. Antennae i and 2 as in bel
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. SOUTH AFRICAN PARASITIC COPEPODA 231 Argulus multipocula n. sp. Fig. 3 $—Carapace broadly elliptical, with deep antero-lateral sinuses, posterior lobes rounded, extending to middle of caudal lobes. Eyes distinct, separated by a distance equal to that between eye and lateral margin of carapace. Posterior respiratory area reniform, anterior area not clearly traceable, but apparently subtriangular or oval. Abdomen ovate, cleft to a little beyond middle, lobes apically pointed. Antennae i and 2 as in belones. Suckers partially visible in dorsal view in the antero-lateral sinuses of the carapace. Rods. Fig. 4. Argulus capensis n. sp. a, $, respiratory areas dotted; b, antennae 1 and 2; c, por- tion of margin of sucking disc; d, maxilliped, with one of the pair of accessory spines. supporting the margin composed of very numerous extremely short cups (multipocula) producing a transversely striated appearance. Accessory spines between maxillipeds absent. Basal plate of maxilliped trapezoidal, entire, without any lobes or spines, no scabrosities on any of the joints; 5th joint with 2 oval plates, basally fused, distally separate but adpressed, the dorsal one with scarious, minutely crenulate anterior margin. Basal joint of 4th leg with digitiform process. No flagella on any of the legs. 10 X 7 mm. (anterior margin to tips of posterior lobes of carapace 9 mm.). Locality. Richards Bay, Natal. One ovigerous $, not attached to any host, but found among the usual miscellaneous collection of littoral animals obtained by shore collecting (University of Cape Town Ecological Survey, 1949).. 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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