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Are We Ready to Get Rid of the Terms “Chalimus” and ”Preadult” in the Caligid (Crustacea: Copepoda: Caligidae) Life Cycle Nomenclature?

In view of recent studies, we suggest that the term “preadult” should not be used in scientific reports on Copepoda parasitic on fishes as having no explicit meaning or further justification. Consequently, the term “chalimus” with its use currently restricted in the Caligidae to at most two instars...

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Autores principales: Piasecki, Wojciech, Venmathi Maran, Balu Alagar, Ohtsuka, Susumu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10053709/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36986382
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12030460