BeRMS taxon details
Lernaea Linnaeus, 1758
149776 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:149776)
accepted
Genus
- Species Lernaea branchialis Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Lernaeocera branchialis (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lernaea cornuta Müller O.F., 1776 accepted as Schisturus cornutus (Müller O.F., 1776) accepted as Acanthochondria cornuta (Müller O.F., 1776) (synonym)
- Species Lernaea lusci Bassett-Smith, 1896 accepted as Lernaeocera lusci (Bassett-Smith, 1896) (synonymy)
- Species Lernaea minuta Scott T., 1900 accepted as Lernaeocera minuta (Scott T., 1900)
- Species Lernaea pectoralis Müller O.F., 1776 accepted as Lepeophtheirus pectoralis (Müller O.F., 1776) (synonymy)
- Species Lernaea spratta Sowerby, 1806 accepted as Lernaeenicus sprattae (Sowerby, 1806) (synonymy)
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Lernaea Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards) Belgian Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/berms./aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=149776 on 2025-06-01
VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards). Belgian Register of Marine Species. Lernaea Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=149776 on 2025-06-01
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Wilson, C.B. (1917). North American parasitic copepods belonging to the Lernaeidae with a revision of the entire family. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 53(2194):1-150, pls. 1-21. (13-vi-1917). [details]
additional source Blainevlle, H.M.D. de. (1823). Lernée, Lernaea. Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles, etc. 26:112-130. [details]
additional source Cotton, W.H. (1938). The 'Anchor Worm' - Lernaea. <em>Aquarist and Pondkeeper.</em> 8:118-119, fig. 1. [details] Available for editors
additional source Dollfus, R.P. (1960). Mission, M. Blanc, F. d'Aubenton (1954) VII. Copépodes parasites de téléostéens du Niger. [Mission, M. Blanc, F. d'Aubenton (1954) VII. Copepod parasites of teleosts from Niger.]. <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire, Série A, Sciences Naturelles.</em> 22(1):170-192. [details] Available for editors
additional source Kabata, Z. (1979). Parasitic Copepoda of British Fishes. <em>The Ray Society, London.</em> 152: i-xii, 1-468, figs. 1-203. [details] Available for editors
additional source Kabata, Z. (1988). Copepoda and Brachiura. In: Margolis, L. & Z. Kabata (eds.). Guide to the parasites of fishes of Canada. Part II. Crustacea. Canadian Special Publication in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 101:3-127, figs. 1-53. (French summary). [details] Available for editors
additional source Poddoubnava, A.V. (1978). K zoogeografii rakoobraznykh roda Lernaea Linne, 1746. [On zoogeography of Crustacea of the genus Lernaea Linne, 1746.]. <em>Trudy Vsesoyuznogo Nauchno-Issledovatel'skogo Instituta Prudovogo Rybnogo Khozyaistva.</em> 27: 111-124, illustr. [details] Available for editors
basis of record Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Wilson, C.B. (1917). North American parasitic copepods belonging to the Lernaeidae with a revision of the entire family. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 53(2194):1-150, pls. 1-21. (13-vi-1917). [details]
additional source Blainevlle, H.M.D. de. (1823). Lernée, Lernaea. Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles, etc. 26:112-130. [details]
additional source Cotton, W.H. (1938). The 'Anchor Worm' - Lernaea. <em>Aquarist and Pondkeeper.</em> 8:118-119, fig. 1. [details] Available for editors
additional source Dollfus, R.P. (1960). Mission, M. Blanc, F. d'Aubenton (1954) VII. Copépodes parasites de téléostéens du Niger. [Mission, M. Blanc, F. d'Aubenton (1954) VII. Copepod parasites of teleosts from Niger.]. <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire, Série A, Sciences Naturelles.</em> 22(1):170-192. [details] Available for editors
additional source Kabata, Z. (1979). Parasitic Copepoda of British Fishes. <em>The Ray Society, London.</em> 152: i-xii, 1-468, figs. 1-203. [details] Available for editors
additional source Kabata, Z. (1988). Copepoda and Brachiura. In: Margolis, L. & Z. Kabata (eds.). Guide to the parasites of fishes of Canada. Part II. Crustacea. Canadian Special Publication in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 101:3-127, figs. 1-53. (French summary). [details] Available for editors
additional source Poddoubnava, A.V. (1978). K zoogeografii rakoobraznykh roda Lernaea Linne, 1746. [On zoogeography of Crustacea of the genus Lernaea Linne, 1746.]. <em>Trudy Vsesoyuznogo Nauchno-Issledovatel'skogo Instituta Prudovogo Rybnogo Khozyaistva.</em> 27: 111-124, illustr. [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
