Lernaeopodidae
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| Lernaeopodidae | |
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| Clavella adunca parasitizing whiting (Merlangius merlangus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Siphonostomatoida |
| Family: | Lernaeopodidae H. Milne-Edwards, 1840 |
| Genera | |
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50 genera (see text) | |
Lernaeopodidae is a family of parasitic copepods.[1][2] The females are typically large and fleshy, and attach to the host permanently using a plug made of chitin called the bulla. The males cling on to the females using their antennae.[2] They parasitize both marine and freshwater fish. Some lernaeopodids, including Clavella and Salmincola, can have negative impacts on fish in aquaculture.[3]
