Lernaeopodidae

Lernaeopodidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Maxillopoda
Subclass: Copepoda
Order: Siphonostomatoida
Family: Lernaeopodidae

Lernaeopodidae is a family of parasitic copepods. The females are typically large and fleshy, and attach to the host permanently using a plug made of chitin called the bulla. The males cling on to the females using their antennae.[1] The family contains the following genera:[2]

  • Acespadia Leigh-Sharpe, 1933
  • Achtheres Nordmann, 1832
  • Alella Leigh-Sharpe, 1925
  • Anaclavella Heegaard, 1940
  • Basanistes Nordmann, 1832
  • Brachiella Cuvier, 1830
  • Brianella C. B. Wilson, 1915
  • Cauloxenus Cope, 1872
  • Charopinopsis Yamaguti, 1963
  • Charopinus Krøyer, 1863
  • Clavella Oken, 1815
  • Clavellisa Wilson, 1915
  • Clavellistes Shiino, 1963
  • Clavellodes C. B. Wilson, 1915
  • Clavellomimus Kabata, 1969
  • Clavellopsis C. B. Wilson, 1915
  • Clavellotis Castro-Romero & Baeza-Kurok, 1984
  • Coregonicola Markevich, 1936
  • Cryptova Kabata, 1992
  • Dendrapta Kabata, 1964
  • Eobrachiella Ho & Do, 1984
  • Eubrachiella C. B. Wilson, 1915
  • Euclavellisa Heegaard, 1940
  • Isobranchia Heegaard, 1947
  • Kabatahoia Kazatachenko, 2001
  • Kabatazus Özdikmen, 2008
  • Lernaeopoda von Nordmann, 1832
  • Lernaeopodina C. B. Wilson, 1915
  • Margolisius Benz, Kabata & Bullard, 2000
  • Mixtio Kabata, 1986
  • Naobranchia Hesse, 1863
  • Nectobrachia Fraser, 1920
  • Neoalbionella Özdikmen, 2008
  • Nudiclavella Ho, 1975
  • Ommatokoita Leigh-Sharpe, 1926
  • Parabrachiella C. B. Wilson, 1915
  • Proclavellodes Kabata, 1967
  • Pseudocharopinoides Castro-Romero & Baeza-Kurok, 1987
  • Pseudocharopinus Kabata, 1964
  • Pseudolernaeopoda Castro-Romero & Baeza-Kurok, 1986
  • Pseudolernaeopodina Hogans, 1988
  • Pseudomixtio Kabata, 1990
  • Pseudotracheliastes Markevich, 1956
  • Salmincola C. B. Wilson, 1915
  • Schistobrachia Kabata, 1964
  • Sparidicola Kabata & Tareen, 1987
  • Thysanote Krøyer, 1863
  • Tracheliastes Nordmann, 1832
  • Vanbenedenia Malm, 1860

References

  1. ↑ Geoff Boxshall (2005). "Copepoda: copepods". In Klaus Rohde. Marine Parasitology. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 121–133. ISBN 978-0-643-09927-2.
  2. ↑ Geoff Boxshall. Walter TC, Boxshall G, eds. "Lernaeopodidae". World of Copepods database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 23, 2012.


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