Our discovery of the copepod parasite, Ostrincola koe Tanaka, 1961, from the mantle cavity of the hard clam, Meretrix lusoria (Röding), cultured in Fang-Yuan Village of Chang-Hua County, Taiwan is considered significant, because the parasite is known to cause mass mortality of the clam host, Meretrix meretrix (Linnaeus), cultured in southern Jiangsu Province in China. Ostrincola koe is redescribed based on the specimens from Taiwan. Eleven valid species of Ostrincola Wilson, 1944 are currently known from 38 species of bivalve mollusks. Inasmuch as 20 of those 38 recorded host names are outdated, a table is created to show and rectify those shortcomings. In addition, a key to the females of the 11 valid species of Ostrincola is given.