Hamaticolax unisagittatus

Hamaticolax unisagittatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Maxillopoda
Subclass: Copepoda
Order: Poecilostomatoida
Family: Bomolochidae
Genus: Hamaticolax
Species: H. unisagittatus
Binomial name
Hamaticolax unisagittatus
(Tavares & Luque, 2003)

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.[1] In one study over half of the host fish sampled in this area carried this parasite.

The female is up to 1.4 millimetres (0.055 in) long; the male is as yet unknown.[1] Originally described in the genus Acantholochus, it was later transferred to the genus Hamaticolax.[2]

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