A NEW GENUS AND SPECIES OF HYPONEOID (COPEPODA) FROM THE OLFACTORY SAC OF A GULPER SHARK CENTROPHORUS SP. (SQUALIFORMES: CENTROPHORIDAE) CAPTURED OFF MADAGASCAR

Greeniedeets buccaneer n. gen., n. sp. (Hyponeoidae, Siphonostomatoida, Copepoda) infects the olfactory sac of a gulper shark, Centrophorus sp. (Centrophoridae, Squaliformes) off Madagascar. The adult female of Greeniedeets buccaneer n. gen., n. sp. is most easily distinguished from other hyponeoids (Hyponeoidae) by its possession of a genital complex that is horseshoe shaped in dorsal view. An amended family diagnosis for Hyponeoiclae and diagnostic key to hyponeoids based on adult females are provided.