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Four new xarifiid copepods (Poecilostomatoida) associated with the scleractinian coral Pavona explanulata (Lamarck) from off Taiwan

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Four new xarifiid copepods are described. They were found in association with the scleractinian coral Pavona explanulata (Lamarck) occurring in shallow water reefs off Yenliao in northern Taiwan. The four species are: Xarifia capillata n. sp., X. parva n. sp., X. pavonae n. sp. and X. taiwanensis n. sp. They were found together in a single washing of the host coral. Previously, 13 species of copepods have been found in association with nine species of Pavona Lamarck. More than half (7/13) of these symbionts are members of Xarifia Humes, 1960.

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We are grateful to Ming-Hsien Tsai, Chi-Hsiang Chin and Shuo-Wen Chang of the National Taiwan University for their assistance in the field with the collection of coral samples. This study was partly supported by a grant from the National Science Council (NSC 98-2611-M-002 -001 -MY3) and another grant from the Fisheries Agent, Council of Agriculture, Taipei, Taiwan. Completion of this manuscript was aided by a grant from the Paramitas Foundation to J.-s.H.

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  1. Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University, No. 1 Roosevelt Road, Section 4, Taipei, 106, Taiwan

    Yu-Rong Cheng & Chang-Feng Dai

  2. Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, 1250 Bellflower Boulevard, Long Beach, California, 90840-3702, USA

    Ju-shey Ho

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Cheng, YR., Ho, Js. & Dai, CF. Four new xarifiid copepods (Poecilostomatoida) associated with the scleractinian coral Pavona explanulata (Lamarck) from off Taiwan. Syst Parasitol 79, 227–240 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-011-9305-z

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