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Dear Colleagues,
Regarding Geoff Read's request for information regarding the host of the
parasitic copepod Octophiophora lacertae described by Stock (1988) from
the Great Barrier Reef, I have a copy of the paper to hand and can inform
you that the single copepod specimen was found loose in a vial containing
several Serpulid worms collected from Lizard Island viz: "Protula sp.,
Hydroides (5 spp.), Metavermilia sp., Pomatostegus stellatus, Serpula (4
spp.) and Vermiliopsis sp."
Stock made the reasonable assumption that the copepod was an associate
of one of the above polychaetes. Although Stock implied that
Octophiophora lacertae was an ectoparasite its gross morphology is
reminiscent of Entobius sp. which are endoparasites of Terebellids.
Although I am not suggesting it is related to Entobius it might possibly have
a similar mode of life. Resolution of its habits awaits the discovery of in-
situ material.
Myles O'Reilly
Scottish Environmentoa Protection Agency
SEPA WEST
5 Redwood Crescent
East Kilbride
Glasgow G74 5PP
Scotland, UK
<Myles.OReilly at sepa.org.uk>
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