Cryptopontius capitalis
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| Cryptopontius capitalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Siphonostomatoida |
| Family: | Artotrogidae |
| Genus: | Cryptopontius |
| Species: | C. capitalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptopontius capitalis (Giesbrecht, 1895)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dyspontius capitalis Giesbrecht, 1895 | |
Cryptopontius capitalis is a species of copepods in the family Artotrogidae from the North Atlantic Ocean. It is an ectoparasitic on the sponges Crella (Crella) elegans, Oscarella lobularis and Petrosia (Petrosia) ficiformis.
