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University of California Press, Berkeley, California, Published date: 1937. Paper wrappers; pp 173-188; 26 cm; staple bound. Illustrated with one photographic plate (plate 12) and 20 figures in text.
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In good condition. Original light grey printed paper wrappers; light overall age toning; light edge wear and minor creasing at corners; binding sound. Interior pages evenly toned with age; text and illustrations clean and unmarked. Includes bibliography. Scientific zoological paper reviewing the parasitic copepod genera Clausidium Kossmann and Hemicyclops Boeck (order Cyclopoida), with the formal description of a new species from the northeast Pacific. Authored by Sol Felty Light (1886-1947), professor of zoology at the University of California, and Olga Hartman (1900-1974), marine biologist and specialist in invertebrate zoology. The work synthesizes Pacific and Atlantic records, examines host associations with ghost shrimps (Callianassa and Upogebia), and clarifies species distinctions through detailed morphological analysis. Includes measurements, comparative descriptions, diagnostic keys, and line drawings, along with a photographic plate documenting diagnostic features.