Lernaeopodidae
| Lernaeopodidae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Maxillopoda |
| Subclass: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Siphonostomatoida |
| Family: | Lernaeopodidae H. Milne-Edwards, 1840 |
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
- ↑ Geoff Boxshall (2005). "Copepoda: copepods". In Klaus Rohde. Marine Parasitology. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 121–133. ISBN 978-0-643-09927-2.
- ↑ Geoff Boxshall. T. C. Walter & G. Boxshall, eds. "Lernaeopodidae". World of Copepods database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
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