Collector:

John J. McDermott  Search this

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

North Atlantic Ocean  Search this

Preparation:

Alcohol (Ethanol)

Sex:

female

male

Stage:

mature

mature

Type Citation:

McDermott, J. J., Williams, J. D., et al. 2020. A new genus and species of endoparasitic isopod (Isopoda: Bopyroidea: Entoniscidae) from pinnotherid crabs (Decapoda: Brachyura: Pinnotheridae) from the Atlantic coast of the USA. 40 (1): 97-114.

Type Status:

Paratype

Place:

Virginia Key, Florida, United States, North Atlantic Ocean

Collection Date:

25 Feb 1967

Notes:

1 mature female paratype (4.25 mm), 4 mature male paratypes (1.51–1.78 mm), infesting ovigerous female P. chaetopterana (3.9 mm CL x 8.68 mm CW) associated with Arenicola sp., Miami, Florida, coll. J. J. McDermott, 25 Feb 1967 (specimen sacrificed 9 May 1967) (USNM 000000 McD48 & McD53)

Record Last Modified:

15 Dec 2020

Specimen Count:

5

Published Name:

Pinnixion sexdecennia McDermott et al., 2020

Other Numbers:

specimen number : McD48 & McD53

USNM Number:

1594877

See more items in:

Invertebrate Zoology

Arthropoda

Parasite Collection

Data Source:

NMNH - Invertebrate Zoology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dfc423b8-fae5-47eb-8b53-271d02b8dbcf

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhinvertebratezoology_15084159