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Siphonostomatoida

Wikipedia Abstract

Siphonostomatoida is an order of copepods, containing around 75% of all the copepods that parasitise fishes. Their success has been linked to their possession of siphon-like mandibles and of a "frontal filament" to aid attachment to their hosts. Most are marine, but a few live in fresh water. There are 39 recognised families:
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Family

Archidactylinidae (1)
Artotrogidae (Copepod) (116)
Asterocheridae (Copepod) (300)
Brychiopontiidae (3)
Caligidae (Fish lice) (549)
Calverocheridae (3)
Cancerillidae (16)
Codobidae (1)
Coralliomyzontidae (8)
Dichelesthiidae (Fish louse) (3)
Dichelinidae (2)
Dinopontiidae (5)
Dirivultidae (63)
Dissonidae (13)
Ecbathyriontidae (2)
Eudactylinidae (Fish louse) (66)
Hatschekiidae (189)
Hyponeoidae (3)
Kroyeriidae (33)
Lernaeopodidae (272)
Lernanthropidae (151)
Megapontiidae (9)
Micropontiidae (2)
Nanaspididae (19)
Nicothoidae (139)
Pandaridae (Fish louse) (97)
Pennellidae (Ribbon louse) (169)
Pontoeciellidae (1)
Pseudocycnidae (Fish louse) (3)
Pseudohatschekiidae (2)
Rataniidae (2)
Samarusidae (1)
Scottomyzontidae (1)
Sphyriidae (44)
Sponginticolidae (1)
Spongiocnizontidae (5)
Stellicomitidae (12)
Tanypleuridae (2)
Trebiidae (19)

Genus

Grandiungus (1)
Hessia (1)
Hyperoncus (1)
Pachynesthus (1)
Polycliniophilus (1)
Thanatodectes (1)

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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