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Chondracanthus merluccii

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Chondracanthus merluccii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Maxillopoda
Subclass:
Copepoda
Order:
Poecilostomatoida
Family:
Chondracanthidae
Genus:
Chondracanthus
Species:
C. merluccii
Binomial name
Chondracanthus merluccii
(Holten, 1802) [1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Chondracanthus merlangi (Holten, 1802)
  • Chondracanthus stramineus Wilson C.B., 1923
  • Chondracanthus xiphiae Cuvier, 1829
  • Lernaea merlangi Holten, 1802
  • Lernaea merluccii Holten, 1802

Chondracanthus merluccii is a species of copepod in the family Chondracanthidae. It is a host-specific ectoparasite of the European hake (Merluccius merluccius). It was first described in 1802 by the Danish zoologist Hans Severin Holten who named it Lernaea merluccii.[1]

Ecology

Both adult females and adult males cling onto the lining of the floor of the mouth and onto the gills of the host fish.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Boxshall, Geoff (2018). "Chondracanthus merluccii (Holten, 1802)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. ^ Mawdesley-Thomas, Lionel E.; Burris, Kenneth Wayne; Knuckles, Joseph L. (1974). Diseases of Fish. Ardent Media. p. 197. ISBN 978-0-8422-7178-3.
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