African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

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Argulidae Leach, 1819

AphiaID

104070 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:104070)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Arguloida

Original name

Argulidae Leach, 1819

Synonymised names

Dipteropeltidae Yamaguti, 1963 · unaccepted

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Genus Argulus Müller O.F., 1785
Genus Agenor Risso, 1826 accepted as Argulus Müller O.F., 1785
Genus Diprosia Rafinesque, 1814 accepted as Argulus Müller O.F., 1785 (synonym)
Genus Ozolus Latreille, 1802 accepted as Argulus Müller O.F., 1785 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh

Original description

Leach, W.E. (1819). Entomostracés, Entomostraca. In: Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles, etc. 14:524-543. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2024). World of Copepods Database. Argulidae Leach, 1819. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104070 on 2024-12-21

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Boxshall, Geoff

2005-05-03 07:34:09Z

changed

Cuvelier, Daphne

2008-09-05 14:57:38Z

checked

Boxshall, Geoff

2024-03-08 12:31:04Z

changed

Walter, T. Chad

2024-10-16 11:56:16Z

changed

Boxshall, Geoff

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original description Leach, W.E. (1819). Entomostracés, Entomostraca. In: Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles, etc. 14:524-543. [details]

original description (of Dipteropeltidae Yamaguti, 1963) Yamaguti, S. (1963). Parasitic Copepoda and Branchiura of Fishes. Wiley Interscience, New York. 1104 pp., 333 pls. [details] Available for editors

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basis of record Boxshall, G.A. (2001). Branchiura. In: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds.). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50:243. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Martin, J.W., & Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA (USA). 124 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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additional source Claus, C. (1875). Ueber die Entwickelung, Organisation und systematische Stellung der Arguliden. 1. Der morphologische Köroerbau der Arguliden. [On the development, organization and systematic position of the Argulidae. 1. The morphological body structure of the Argulidae.]. Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftliche Zoologie. 25:247-284, pls.14-18. [details]

additional source Thatcher, V.E. (1991). Amazon fish parasites. Amazoniana 11(3-4):263-571. [details] Available for editors

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Present

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Introduced: alien

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Definitions

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Language	Name
English	fish lice	[details]
German	Fischläuse	[details]
Japanese	チョウ科	[details]
Swedish	karplöss	[details]

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