Copepoda taxon details

Ergasilus latus Fryer, 1960

351590 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:351590)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Arthropoda
  4. Crustacea
  5. Multicrustacea
  6. Copepoda
  7. Neocopepoda
  8. Podoplea
  9. Cyclopoida
  10. Ergasilida
  11. Ergasilidae
  12. Ergasilus
  13. Ergasilus latus
accepted
Species
Ergasilus von Nordmann, 1832
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fryer, G. (1960). Studies on some parasitic crustaceans on African freshwater fishes, with descriptions of a new copepod of the genus Ergasilus and a new branchiuran of the genus Chonopeltis. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 133(4):629-647, figs. 1-26. (iii-1960). [not 1959]., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1960.tb05584.x [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2021). World of Copepods database. Ergasilus latus Fryer, 1960. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=351590 on 2026-08-21
Date
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2008-07-15 14:41:49Z
created
Walter, T. Chad
2009-12-21 21:02:08Z
changed
Ho, Ju-shey

original description Fryer, G. (1960). Studies on some parasitic crustaceans on African freshwater fishes, with descriptions of a new copepod of the genus Ergasilus and a new branchiuran of the genus Chonopeltis. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 133(4):629-647, figs. 1-26. (iii-1960). [not 1959]., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1960.tb05584.x [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Adou, B.C.S., K.G. Blahoua, Y.E. Adou & E.P. Kouamelan. (2025). Prevalence of the Parasitic Copepods Ergasilus latus and Lernea cyprinacea in African Catfish (Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus) in Relation to the Water Quality of Adiaké-Aby Lagoon, Côte d'Ivoire. <em>Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology.</em> 28(10):1142-1153., available online at https://doi.org/10.9734/jabb/2025/v2 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Adou, B.C.S., K.G. Blahoua, Y.E. Adou, S.S. Yao & P.K. Essetchi. (2026). Ecological aspects and impact of parasitic gill Copepods on the condition factor of catfish Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus from Aby Lagoon (Côte d'Ivoire). <em>Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences.</em> 68(1):13394-13409., available online at https://doi.org/10.35759/JAnmPlSci.v68.1.4 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Adou, Y.E., K.G. Blahoua, K. Yeo, S. Konate & S. Tiho. (2021). Parasitofauna of Blackchin tilapia Sarotherodon melanotheron (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Ebrie Lagoon, Côte d'Ivoire. <em>International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies.</em> 9(3):354-360., available online at https://doi.org/10.22271/fish.2021.v9.i3e.2510  [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Andrews, M. (2004). A review of the family Ergasilidae (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida) of Africa. <em>M.Sc. Thesis, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.</em> 219 pp. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Obiekezie, A.I., H. Moller & K. Anders. (1988). Diseases of the African estuarine catfish Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (Lacepede) from the Cross River Estuary Nigeria. <em>Journal of Fish Biology.</em> 32(2):207-221., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1988.tb05354.x [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Omeji, S., R. Obande & U.J. Jackson. (2024). Parasitic copepod infestation of Sarotherodon galilaeus (Linnaeus, 1758) sampled along the lower River Benue, Wadata, Makurdi, Benue State. <em>Nigerian Journal of Fisheries.</em> 21(1):2786-2793., available online at https://fisonjournal.org.ng/index.php/njf/article/view/4 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
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