Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India

Two new species of Hermilius (Copepoda : Caligidae) from Kerala.

Volume 23 Issue 1&2

M. Shahul Hameed

Abstract

During the course of a detailed survey of the Kerala Coast the author collected two new species Hermilius alatus sp nov. and Hermilius pseudari sp. nov. belonging to Caligid genus Hermilius Heller, 1865. Hermilius alatus was obtained from the gills of Pseudarius jella (Day) and Arius acutirostris (Valenciennes) at Trivandrum whereas Hermilius pseudari was collected only from Pseudarius jella (Day). The two new species are described in detail comparing with all the related species in this genus. A key is provided for the identification of all the six species hitherto recorded.

Date : 31-12-1981