Copepoda (Siphonostomatoida) associated with the fungiid coral Parahalomitra in the southwestern Pacific

Abstract

Two new genera and species of siphonostomatoid copepods, family Coralliomyzontidae, associated with the fungiid coral Parahalomitra are described: Tondua tholincola from P. irregularis in New Caledonia and Temanus halmaherensis from P. robusta at Karang Mie, eastern Halmahera, in the Moluccas. In both species, leg 5 has a free segment bearing three setae. In Tondua tholincola, leg 4 is biramous with two-segmented rami; in Temanus halmaherensis, leg 4 has a three-segmented exopod, but lacks an endopod.

Keywords :

• Tondua
• Temanus
• associated copepods
• Parahalomitra
• corals
• southwest Pacific