Family LERNAEOPODIDAE H. Milne Edwards, 1840
Compiler and date details
30 June 2007 - Walker-Smith, G.K., Cook, K.N. & Chilton-Lahey, K.L.
- Lernaeopodidae H. Milne Edwards, 1840.
Type genus:
Lernaeopoda De Blainville, 1822.Compiled from secondary source:
Boxshall, G.A. & Halsey, S.H. 2004. An Introduction to Copepod Diversity. London : The Ray Society 966 pp. [774-780]. - Naobranchiidae Yamaguti, 1939.
Compiled from secondary source:
Boxshall, G.A. & Halsey, S.H. 2004. An Introduction to Copepod Diversity. London : The Ray Society 966 pp. [851].
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).
General References
Boxshall, G.A. & Halsey, S.H. 2004. An Introduction to Copepod Diversity. London : The Ray Society 966 pp.