Acanthochondria limandae

Acanthochondria limandae is a species of copepods in the genus Acanthochondria. They are host-specific ectoparasites of two species of flatfish: the common dab (Limanda limanda) and the European flounder (Platichthys flesus). They attach themselves to the bases of the gill arches of their hosts. They can infest as much as 2 to 30% of fish in a given population.[2]

Acanthochondria limandae
Female Acanthochondria limandae attached to Limanda limanda. The two white cylindrical objects are its egg sacs.
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A. limandae
Binomial name
Acanthochondria limandae
(Krøyer, 1863)
Synonyms[1]

Chondracanthus limandae Krøyer, 1863

Acanthochondria limandae is classified under the family Chondracanthidae in the copepod order Poecilostomatoida. It was first described by the Danish zoologist Henrik Nikolai Krøyer in 1863 as Chondracanthus limandae.[1]

References

  1. G. Boxshall (2011). Walter TC, Boxshall G (eds.). "Acanthochondria limandae (Krøyer, 1863)". World of Copepods database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  2. Z. Kabata (1959). "Ecology of the genus Acanthochondria Oakley (Copepod, Parasitica)" (PDF). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. The Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 38: 249–261. doi:10.1017/s0025315400006056.


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