Family BOMOLOCHIDAE Sumpf, 1871
Compiler and date details
30 June 2007 - Walker-Smith, G.K., Cook, K.N. & Chilton-Lahey, K.L.
- Bomolochidae Sumpf, 1871.
Type genus:
Bomolochus Von Nordmann, 1832.Compiled from secondary source:
Boxshall, G.A. & Halsey, S.H. 2004. An Introduction to Copepod Diversity. London : The Ray Society 966 pp. [449].
Introduction
All species of the family Bomolochidae are parasitic, living mainly in the branchial cavities of actinopterygian fishes, and occasionally in the nostrils, nasal sinuses or orbits of these fishes. Seventeen genera are recognised for the family, and 103 species. Additionally, there are four genera inquirenda. See Boxshall & Halsey (2004: 449) for more details as well as a key to the genera.
ID Keys
For a key to the genera see Boxshall & Halsey (2004).
General References
Boxshall, G.A. & Halsey, S.H. 2004. An Introduction to Copepod Diversity. London : The Ray Society 966 pp.