''Hamaticolax'' is a genus of
parasitic copepod
Copepods (; meaning "oar-feet") are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater and saltwater habitat (ecology), habitat. Some species are planktonic (inhabiting sea waters), some are benthos, benthic (living on the ocean floor) ...
s belonging to the family
Bomolochidae
Bomolochidae is a family (biology), family of copepods parasitic on marine fishes. Most species parasitize the gills of fish, but some species live in the nostrils or on the eyes of their hosts. The family contains just over 150 species from the ...
. Its members can only be distinguished from the closely related genus ''
Acantholochus
''Acantholochus'' is a genus of parasitic copepods belonging to the family Bomolochidae. Its members can only be distinguished from the closely related genus ''Hamaticolax'' by the absence of an accessory process on the claw of the maxillipeds.
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'' by the presence of an accessory process on the claw of the maxillipeds.
It includes the following species:
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Hamaticolax attenuatus
''Hamaticolax'' is a genus of parasitic copepods belonging to the family Bomolochidae. Its members can only be distinguished from the closely related genus '' Acantholochus'' by the presence of an accessory process on the claw of the maxilliped ...
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(C. B. Wilson, 1913)
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Hamaticolax embiotocae
''Hamaticolax'' is a genus of parasitic copepods belonging to the family Bomolochidae. Its members can only be distinguished from the closely related genus '' Acantholochus'' by the presence of an accessory process on the claw of the maxilliped ...
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(Hanan, 1976)
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Hamaticolax galeichthyos
''Hamaticolax'' is a genus of parasitic copepods belonging to the family Bomolochidae. Its members can only be distinguished from the closely related genus '' Acantholochus'' by the presence of an accessory process on the claw of the maxilliped ...
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(Luque & Bruno, 1990)
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Hamaticolax maleus
''Hamaticolax'' is a genus of parasitic copepods belonging to the family Bomolochidae. Its members can only be distinguished from the closely related genus '' Acantholochus'' by the presence of an accessory process on the claw of the maxilliped ...
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(Oldewage, 1994)
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Hamaticolax occultus
''Hamaticolax'' is a genus of parasitic copepods belonging to the family Bomolochidae. Its members can only be distinguished from the closely related genus '' Acantholochus'' by the presence of an accessory process on the claw of the maxilliped ...
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(Kabata, 1971)
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Hamaticolax paralabracis
''Hamaticolax'' is a genus of parasitic copepods belonging to the family Bomolochidae. Its members can only be distinguished from the closely related genus '' Acantholochus'' by the presence of an accessory process on the claw of the maxilliped ...
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(Luque & Bruno, 1990)
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Hamaticolax prolixus
''Hamaticolax'' is a genus of parasitic copepods belonging to the family Bomolochidae. Its members can only be distinguished from the closely related genus '' Acantholochus'' by the presence of an accessory process on the claw of the maxilliped ...
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(Cressey, 1969)
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Hamaticolax scutigerulus
''Hamaticolax'' is a genus of parasitic copepods belonging to the family Bomolochidae. Its members can only be distinguished from the closely related genus '' Acantholochus'' by the presence of an accessory process on the claw of the maxilliped ...
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(C. B. Wilson, 1935)
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Hamaticolax spinulus
''Hamaticolax'' is a genus of parasitic copepods belonging to the family Bomolochidae. Its members can only be distinguished from the closely related genus ''Acantholochus'' by the presence of an accessory process on the claw of the maxillipeds. ...
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(Cressey, 1969)
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Hamaticolax unisagittatus
''Hamaticolax unisagittatus'' is a species of parasitic copepod belonging to the family Bomolochidae. It is a parasite on the gills of the common snook and has only been recorded in coastal waters off Rio de Janeiro State. In one study over half ...
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(Tavares & Luque, 2003)
References
Poecilostomatoida
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