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Family LERNAEOPODIDAE H. Milne Edwards, 1840


Compiler and date details

30 June 2007 - Walker-Smith, G.K., Cook, K.N. & Chilton-Lahey, K.L.

 

Introduction

Species in the family Lernaeopodidae parasitise elasmobranch, holocephalan and actinopterygian fishes. Most females in this family attach themselves to their host fish with a small, specialised chitinous structure, the bulla, which is positioned in the frontal region of the cephalothorax. The family includes 48 genera, and over 200 species.
See Boxshall & Halsey (2004: 774) for more details as well as a key to the genera.

 

ID Keys

For a key to the genera see Boxshall & Halsey (2004).

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
26-Jul-2012 26-Jul-2012 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)