WoRMS taxon details
Lepeophtheirus salmonis salmonis (Krøyer, 1837)
762378 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:762378)
accepted
Subspecies
Caligus salmonis Krøyer, 1837 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Caligus stroemii Baird, 1847 · unaccepted (synonymy)
Caligus vespa Milne Edwards, 1840 · unaccepted (synonymy)
Laxe luus Ström, 1770 · unaccepted (A vernacular name but listed as a...)
A vernacular name but listed as a synonym by Baird, 1850
Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Krøyer, 1837) · alternative representation
Lepeophtheirus stroemii (Baird, 1847) · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Caligus salmonis Krøyer, 1837) Krøyer, H. (1837). Om Snyltekrebsene, isaer med Hensyn til den danske Fauna. III. Formbeskrivelser (Fortsaettelse).[Concerning parasitic Crustacea with special reference to the Danish fauna. ]. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift Ser. I.</em> 1(6): 605-628, pl. 6.
page(s): plate 6 fig 7a-e, ; note: Kroyer named the species in 1837 and provided figures, but was not described until 1838 [details]
page(s): plate 6 fig 7a-e, ; note: Kroyer named the species in 1837 and provided figures, but was not described until 1838 [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Lepeophtheirus salmonis salmonis (Krøyer, 1837). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=762378 on 2025-11-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Caligus salmonis Krøyer, 1837) Krøyer, H. (1837). Om Snyltekrebsene, isaer med Hensyn til den danske Fauna. III. Formbeskrivelser (Fortsaettelse).[Concerning parasitic Crustacea with special reference to the Danish fauna. ]. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift Ser. I.</em> 1(6): 605-628, pl. 6.
page(s): plate 6 fig 7a-e, ; note: Kroyer named the species in 1837 and provided figures, but was not described until 1838 [details]
original description (of Caligus stroemii Baird, 1847) Baird, W. (1847). Additions to the list of Entomostraca found within the limits of the Berwickshire Naturalist Club, with a description of Caligus strömii. <em>History of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club.</em> 2:259-260. [details]
original description (of Caligus vespa Milne Edwards, 1840) Milne Edwards, H. (1840). Ordre des Copépodes. [Order Copepoda]. <em>Histoire naturelle des Crustaces, comprenant l'anatomie, la physiologie et la classification de ces animaux. [In: Natural history of Crustacea, including the anatomy, physiology and classification of these animals]].</em> 3: 411-529., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16103940 [details]
original description (of Laxe luus Ström, 1770) Ström, H. (1770). Beskrivelse over Norske Insekter. Anden Prove. Skrifter som udi det Kiøbenhavnske Selskab af Laerdoms og Videnskabers. [Description of Norwegian Insects. Second Sample. Writings as published by the Copenhagen Society of Learning and Science.]. <em>Acta Havniae.</em> 10: 23-26, pl.7, figs. 1-7. [details]
page(s): plate 6 fig 7a-e, ; note: Kroyer named the species in 1837 and provided figures, but was not described until 1838 [details]
original description (of Caligus stroemii Baird, 1847) Baird, W. (1847). Additions to the list of Entomostraca found within the limits of the Berwickshire Naturalist Club, with a description of Caligus strömii. <em>History of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club.</em> 2:259-260. [details]
original description (of Caligus vespa Milne Edwards, 1840) Milne Edwards, H. (1840). Ordre des Copépodes. [Order Copepoda]. <em>Histoire naturelle des Crustaces, comprenant l'anatomie, la physiologie et la classification de ces animaux. [In: Natural history of Crustacea, including the anatomy, physiology and classification of these animals]].</em> 3: 411-529., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16103940 [details]
original description (of Laxe luus Ström, 1770) Ström, H. (1770). Beskrivelse over Norske Insekter. Anden Prove. Skrifter som udi det Kiøbenhavnske Selskab af Laerdoms og Videnskabers. [Description of Norwegian Insects. Second Sample. Writings as published by the Copenhagen Society of Learning and Science.]. <em>Acta Havniae.</em> 10: 23-26, pl.7, figs. 1-7. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | salmon louse [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | Lachslaus [from synonym] | [details] |
| Japanese | サケジラミ [from synonym] | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | lakselus [from synonym] | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | lakselus [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (446 barcodes) (from synonym Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Krøyer, 1837))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (50 publications) (from synonym Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Krøyer, 1837))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Krøyer, 1837))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lepeophtheirus salmonis salmonis)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) (from synonym Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Krøyer, 1837))
To GenBank (60 nucleotides; 59 proteins)
To GenBank (605999 nucleotides; 92855 proteins) (from synonym Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Krøyer, 1837))
To PESI (from synonym Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Krøyer, 1837))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (50 records) (from synonym Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Krøyer, 1837))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (50 publications) (from synonym Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Krøyer, 1837))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Krøyer, 1837))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lepeophtheirus salmonis salmonis)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) (from synonym Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Krøyer, 1837))
To GenBank (60 nucleotides; 59 proteins)
To GenBank (605999 nucleotides; 92855 proteins) (from synonym Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Krøyer, 1837))
To PESI (from synonym Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Krøyer, 1837))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (50 records) (from synonym Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Krøyer, 1837))
