Some Lernaeopodidae (Copepoda) from Fishes of British Columbia

Abstract

Nine species of copepods in the family Lernaeopodidae were collected as parasites of teleost or elasmobranch fishes common to coastal waters of British Columbia. One species (Schistobrachia tertia) has not been previously described. Two species (Dendrapta cameroni longiclavata and Lernaeopodina pacifica) are new records for the Canadian fauna. The remaining six include Pseudocharopinus dentatus, Clavella adunca, and detailed descriptions of Clavella parva, Clavella perfida, Nectobranchia indivisa, and Brachiella robusta, the last-named displaying a range of morphological variability hitherto unknown in Lernaeopodidae.