• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.141-154
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• 2004

Six new species of the genus Enalcyonium are described as parasites of octocorals of New Caledonia. They are Enalcyonium lobophyti, E. humesi, E. caledonensis, and E. auriculatum from the alcyonacean Lobophyton schoedei Moser, E. capillatum from the gorgonacean Rumphella antipathes (L.), and E. bullatum from the gorgonacean Siphonogorgia variabilis (Hickson). This is the first record on the species of Enalcyonium from the South Pacific.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• no.nspc7
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• pp.1-90
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• 2009

Twenty-two new species of poecilostome copepods associated with marine invertebrates are described from the West Indies, Madagascar, and Pacific coast of Panama. They are Anthessius nosybensis n. sp. and Discanthessius solitarius n. gen. n. sp. in the Anthessiidae; Cemihyclops tenuis n. sp., Hemicyclops tripartitus n. sp., H. humesi n. sp., H. magnus n. sp., and Leptinogaster minuta n. sp. in the Clausidiidae; Schedomolgus crenulatus n. sp. and S. parvipediger n. sp. in the Anchimolgidae; Kelleria multiovigera n. sp. in the Kelleridae; Lichomolgus angustus n. sp. and L. fusiformis n. sp. in the Lichomolgidae; Pseudanthessius acutus n. sp., P. asper n. sp., and Tubiporicola pediger n. gen. n. sp. in the Pseudanthessiidae; Acanthomolgus tenuispinatus n. sp. and Notoxynus lokobensis n. sp. in the Rhynchomolgidae; Eupolymniphilus occidentalis n. sp. and E. brevicaudatus n. sp. in the Sabellephilidae; Enalcyonium robustum n. sp. and E. grandisetigerum n. sp. in the Lamippidae; and O. binoviger n. sp. in the Myicolidae. Hemicyclops geminus Stock is synonymized with H. columnaris Humes which is now known as a species of amphi-American distribution. Hemicyclops columnaris Humes, Modiolicola trabalis Humes, and Ostrincola breviseti Ho and Kim are redescribed.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• no.nspc6
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• pp.1-126
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• 2007

Thirty new species consisting of 24 poecilostomatoid and six siphonostomatoid copepods are described as associates of marine invertebrates from the Moluccas. New taxa in the order Poecilostomatoida are Amarda curvus n. sp., Anchimolgus gracilipes n. sp., A. partenuipes n. sp., A. parangensis n. sp., A. hastatus n. sp., Andrianellus papillipes n. sp., Exodontomolgus communis n. gen. n. sp., Jamescookina moluccensis n. sp., Odontomolgus flammeus n. sp., O. parvus n. sp., O. pavonus n. sp., Paranchimolgus parallelus n. gen. n. sp., and Scyphuliger karangmiensis n. sp. in the family Anchimolgidae; Enalcyonium circulatum n. sp. and E. ceramensis n. sp. in the family Lamippidae; Parastericola rimosus n. gen. n. sp. in the family Lichomolgidae; Pseudanthessius truncus n. sp. and P. planus n. sp. in the family Pseudanthessiidae; Acanthomolgus gomumuensis n. sp., A. dispadactylus n. sp., A. bandaensis n. sp., A. ambonensis n. sp., Kombia avitus n. sp. and Pionomolgus moluccensis n. sp. in the family Rhynchomolgiae. New taxa in the order Siphonostomatoida are Cryptopontius acutus n. sp. in the family Artotrogidae; Asteropontius fungicola n. sp., A. gonioporae n. sp., Collocheres humesi n. sp. and C. amicus n. sp. in the family Asterocheridae; and Molucomes ovatus n. gen. n. sp. in the family Stellicomitidae. Species new to the Moluccas and new host records are also included. Lists of 263 species of associated copepods known from the Moluccas and their 135 species of invertebrate hosts are provided.