Sarcotaces Explained

Sarcotaces is a genus of copepod, containing the following species:^[1]

• Sarcotaces arcticus Collett, 1874
• Sarcotaces japonicus Izawa, 1974
• Sarcotaces komaii Shiino, 1953
• Sarcotaces namibiensis Reimer, 1991
• Sarcotaces pacificus Komai, 1924
• Sarcotaces shiinoi Izawa, 1974
• Sarcotaces verrucosus Olsson, 1872

Description

All live in salt water. All are parasites. Some live on the skin of their hosts; others live inside them.

Notes and References

1. T. Chad Walter . 2015 . Sarcotaces . Copepoda . 347968 . 2017-10-07.