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Asterocheres lilljeborgi

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Asterocheres lilljeborgi
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A. lilljeborgi
Binomial name
Asterocheres lilljeborgi
Boeck, 1859[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Ascomyzon asterocheres Sars G.O., 1915
  • Asterocheres asterocheres (Sars G.O., 1915)

Asterocheres lilljeborgi is a species of copepod in the family Asterocheridae. It is found in the British Isles and Scandinavia where it is a semi-parasite of starfish. First described as Asterocheres lilljeborgi in 1859 by the Norwegian marine biologist Jonas Axel Boeck,[1] it is the type species of the genus.[2]

Distribution

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The species is found in west and south Norway, south-western Sweden, the Skagerrak, the North Sea, around the coasts of England and northern France as well as the Davis Strait, the Aleutian Islands and Alaska.[1]

Ecology

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A. lilljeborgi is associated with starfish, such as the bloody Henry starfish (Henricia oculata) or the blood star (Henricia sanguinolenta).[3] Some 90% of the starfish examined were parasitised.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Boxshall, Geoff (2018). "Asterocheres lilljeborgi Boeck, 1859". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  2. ^ Boxshall, Geoff (2018). "Asterocheres Boeck, 1859". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  3. ^ Ivanenko, V.N.; Ferrari, F.D. (2003). "Redescription of adults and description of copepodid development of Dermatomyson nigripes (Brady & Robertson, 1876) and Asterocheres lilljeborgi Boeck, 1859 (Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida, Asterocheridae)" (PDF). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 116 (3): 661–691.
  4. ^ "Bloody Henry starfish (Henricia oculata)". MarLIN. Retrieved 5 July 2018.