Lernaeidae
Sign in to saveLernaeidae is a family of copepods belonging to the order Cyclopoida. Family Lernaeidae has 131 species. All species in Lernaeidae are parasites of freshwater fishes.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassCopepoda
- OrderCyclopoida
- FamilyLernaeidae
Habitatfreshwater
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3
- Family
- Lernaeidae
- Collections
- YPM, USNM, MAGNT
- Recorded in
- Philippines, United States, Australia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Cyclopoida
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- taxon name
- Lernaeidae
- taxon rank
- family
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- Category:Lernaeidae
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- Lernaeidae
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Genera
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Lernaeidae is a family of copepods belonging to the order Cyclopoida. Family Lernaeidae has 131 species. All species in Lernaeidae are parasites of freshwater fishes.
==Genera==
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