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Citation: Gotto, R.V. & McGrath, D. 1980 Choniostomatid copepods from Irish coastal waters. Irish Naturalists' Journal 20: 113-114


Number of Pages: 2

Volume Part: 3

Keywords: Copepoda, Crustacea, Littoral, Marine, Meiofauna, Sublittoral

Abstract: A report on some recent collections of amphipods from the east and west coast of Ireland, which have yielded a number of choniostomatids representing four species. The Choniostomatidae is a markedly specialized family of small, inflated copepods which parasitize other crustaceans.