2023
DOI: 10.1017/s0025315422001060
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Alebion carchariae (Copepod: Caligidae) host plasticity and distribution: a new host and locality record from Ascension Island

Abstract: The first record of the parasite Alebion carchariae in the waters of Ascension Island collected from Galapagos sharks, Carcharhinus galapagensis (Carcharhinidae), is described. No previous record of this parasite exists for Ascension Island, nor have Galapagos sharks previously been listed as a host. Specimens of A. carchariae were identified using morphological techniques and DNA barcoding of the cytochrome c oxidase I subunit (COI) gene. This study provides the first COI barcodes for this species and a brief… Show more

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