Ergasilus
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| Ergasilus spp. females with one pair of eggs each on gills of northern pike | |
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| Genus: | Ergasilus |
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Ergasilus is a genus of copepod crustaceans occurring in both the ocean and fresh water, often called gill lice. The females are parasitic upon the gills of fishes. Being copepods, gill lice have a single median eye on their head. The second antennae are modified into prehensile pincers. Male gill lice are free-living.[2]
Species include:[1]
- Markevich, 1946
- L. S. Roberts, 1969
- Markevich, 1940
- Markevich, 1932
- C. B. Wilson, 1911
- J. F. Müller, 1937
- Wright, 1882
- L. S. Roberts, 1969
- Fellows, 1887
- S. K. Johnson & W. A. Rogers, 1972
- Kellicott, 1892
- W. A. Rogers, 1969
- C. B. Wilson, 1916
- (Pearse, 1947)
- Krøyer, 1863
- Von Nordmann, 1832
- Krøyer, 1863
- C. B. Wilson, 1916
- Krøyer, 1863
- Henderson, 1926
- C. B. Wilson, 1911
- C. B. Wilson, 1916
- Vogt, 1877
- L. S. Roberts, 1963
- Burris & G. C. Miller, 1972
- Von Nordmann, 1832
- L. S. Roberts, 1965
- Fraser, 1920
- C. B. Wilson, 1911
- S. K. Johnson, 1971
References[]
- ^ a b "Ergasilus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ^ "Fish lice". Encarta. MSN. Archived from the original on November 1, 2009.
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