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Lernaeopodidae with Relationships

Synonyms: Naobranchiidae

Wikipedia Abstract

Lernaeopodidae is a family of parasitic copepods. 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. The family contains the following genera:
View Wikipedia Record: Lernaeopodidae

Genus

Charopinus (2)
Clavella (1)
Lernaeopoda (2)
Lernaeopodina (3)
Neoalbionella (1)
Ommatokoita (1)
Parabrachiella (1)
Pseudocharopinus (3)
Schistobrachia (2)
Vanbenedenia (1)

(...) = Species count

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0