MSBIAS taxon details
Lernaeenicus Lesueur, 1824
135644 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135644)
accepted
Genus
- Species Lernaeenicus encrasicoli (Turton, 1807)
- Species Lernaeenicus sprattae (Sowerby, 1806)
- Species Lernaeenicus encrasicholi (Turton, 1807) accepted as Lernaeenicus encrasicoli (Turton, 1807) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Le Sueur, C.A. (1824). On three new species of parasitic Vermes, belonging to the Linnaean genus Lernaea. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 3:286-293, pl. 11. (iii-1824)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24668936
page(s): 289 [details]
page(s): 289 [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Lernaeenicus Lesueur, 1824. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026) Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135644 on 2026-04-01
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Lernaeenicus Lesueur, 1824. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135644 on 2026-04-01
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2006-09-18 06:49:16Z
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Martinez, Olga
original description
Le Sueur, C.A. (1824). On three new species of parasitic Vermes, belonging to the Linnaean genus Lernaea. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 3:286-293, pl. 11. (iii-1824)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24668936
page(s): 289 [details]
basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., 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)., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.53-2194.1 [details]
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 Pillai, N.K. (1985). Copepod Parasites of Marine Fishes. <em>In: The Fauna of India. Zoological Society of India, Calcutta.</em> 900pp., figs. 1-279.
page(s): 716 [details] Available for editors
additional source Rousset, V. & A. Raibaut. (1989). Peculiar cases of intracardiac parasitism in the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum), by a pennellid copepod belonging to the genus Lernaeenicus. <em>Journal of Fish Diseases.</em> 12(3):263-268., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2761.1989.tb00311.x [details] Available for editors
additional source Raja, K., A. Saravanakumar, A. Gopalakrishnan, R. Vijayakumar & B.A. Venmathi Maran. (2016). The genus Lernaeenicus Lesueur (Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida, Pennellidae) in India: a checklist with notes on its taxonomy and ecology. <em>In: Huys, R. (Ed.), Recent Developments in Taxonomy and Biodiversity of Symbiotic Copepoda (Crustacea) – A Volume in Celebration of the Career of Prof. Il-Hoi Kim. Zootaxa.</em> 4174:192-211., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4174.1.14 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 289 [details]
basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., 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)., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.53-2194.1 [details]
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 Pillai, N.K. (1985). Copepod Parasites of Marine Fishes. <em>In: The Fauna of India. Zoological Society of India, Calcutta.</em> 900pp., figs. 1-279.
page(s): 716 [details] Available for editors
additional source Rousset, V. & A. Raibaut. (1989). Peculiar cases of intracardiac parasitism in the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum), by a pennellid copepod belonging to the genus Lernaeenicus. <em>Journal of Fish Diseases.</em> 12(3):263-268., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2761.1989.tb00311.x [details] Available for editors
additional source Raja, K., A. Saravanakumar, A. Gopalakrishnan, R. Vijayakumar & B.A. Venmathi Maran. (2016). The genus Lernaeenicus Lesueur (Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida, Pennellidae) in India: a checklist with notes on its taxonomy and ecology. <em>In: Huys, R. (Ed.), Recent Developments in Taxonomy and Biodiversity of Symbiotic Copepoda (Crustacea) – A Volume in Celebration of the Career of Prof. Il-Hoi Kim. Zootaxa.</em> 4174:192-211., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4174.1.14 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
