Hatschekia reinhardtii sp. nov. (Copepoda, Hatschekidae), a parasite of Greenland halibut, Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (Walbaum, 1792)

Abstract

A detailed description of morphology of males and females of Hatschekia reinhardtii sp. nov., a hitherto unknown crustacean species, is given. The parasites were found on gills of the Greenland halibut, Reinhardtius hippoglossoides. The fish were caught in the eastern Bering Sea (North Pacific). Data on infection intensity and incidence are given as well.