Strepus, Cheng, Yu-Rong, Liu, Shang-Yin Vanson & Dai, Chang-Feng, 2016

Cheng, Yu-Rong, Liu, Shang-Yin Vanson & Dai, Chang-Feng, 2016, A new family of poecilostomatoid copepods (Strepidae fam. nov.) associated with the sun coral, Tubastraea coccinea Lesson, 1829 in Taiwan, Zootaxa 4174 (1), pp. 346-354 : 348

Strepus gen. nov.

Diagnosis. Body elongate and cylindrical, external segmentation weakly defined. Urosome 3-segmented. Paired genital apertures located dorso-laterally. Caudal ramus with two terminal setae. Antennule 4-segmented, with armature formula: 0, 3, 2, and 5 setae in female; 0, 3+1 aesthetasc, 2, and 5 setae in male. Antenna uniramous, 3- segmented, with three small denticles on distal segment. Mandible a small blade with teeth on distal side. Maxillule represented by simple lobe tipped with two setae. Maxilla 2-segmented; syncoxa unarmed; basis with a distal lash. Maxilliped 2-segmented; first segment with two setae; second segment with two long setae and one denticle. Legs 1–5 absent in female; legs 1–2 with free segment bearing two terminal setae in male.

Type species. Strepus elongatus sp. nov.

Etymology. The generic name “ Strepus ” is derived from streptococcus and alludes to the body shape of the male. Gender masculine.