Family LICHOMOLGIDAE Kossmann, 1877
Compiler and date details
30 June 2007 - Walker-Smith, G.K., Cook, K.N. & Chilton-Lahey, K.L.
- Lichomolgidae Kossmann, 1877.
Type genus:
Lichomolgus Thorell, 1860.Compiled from secondary source:
Boxshall, G.A. & Halsey, S.H. 2004. An Introduction to Copepod Diversity. London : The Ray Society 966 pp. [570]; Humes, A.G. & Boxshall, G.A. 1996. A revision of the lichomolgoid complex (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida), with the recognition of six new families. Journal of Natural History 30: 175-227 [188].
Introduction
Species of the family Lichomolgidae are either associates or parasites of many marine invertebrates. Hosts are generally molluscs, echinoderms and ascidians, but genera are usually specific to only one of these groups. Lichomolgidae comprises 25 genera and over 100 species. See Boxshall & Halsey (2004: 570) for more details as well as a key to the genera.
Database Notes
Hosts
Lichomolgids are associates of various marine invertebrates, with a very large variety of hosts. No one host taxon is dominant (excerpt from Humes & Boxshall 1996: 194).
ID Keys
For keys to the genera see Humes & Boxshall (1996) and Boxshall & Halsey (2004).
General References
Boxshall, G.A. & Halsey, S.H. 2004. An Introduction to Copepod Diversity. London : The Ray Society 966 pp.