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Chondracanthus merluccii

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Species of crustacean

Chondracanthus merluccii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Cyclopoida
Family: Chondracanthidae
Genus: Chondracanthus
Species: C. merluccii
Binomial name
Chondracanthus merluccii
(Holten, 1802)
Synonyms
  • 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.

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.

References

  1. ^ 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.
Taxon identifiers
Chondracanthus merluccii
Lernaea merluccii
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