Lepeophtheirus

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Lepeophtheirus
File:Salmonlouse.jpg
L. salmonis, salmon louse
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Maxillopoda
Subclass:
Copepoda
Order:
Siphonostomatoida
Family:
Caligidae
Genus:
Lepeophtheirus
Synonyms [1]
  • Chalimus Burmeister, 1834
  • Dentigryps C. B. Wilson, 1913
  • Homoiotes C. B. Wilson, 1905
  • Indocaligus Pillai, 1961
  • Lepeophteirus Nordmann, 1832
  • Pseudolepeophtheirus Markevich, 1940

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Lepeophtheirus is a genus of sea lice. The best-known species is L. salmonis, the salmon louse. Other species include L. pectoralis, which uses flatfish as its host, particularly the European flounder.[3]

Species

Lepeophtheirus contains 122 species:[1]

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References

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