Lernaeopodidae is a family of parasitic copepods. The females are typically large and fleshy, and attach to the host permanently using a plug made of chitin called the bulla. The males cling on to the females using their antennae. They parasitize both marine and freshwater fish. Some lernaeopodids, including Clavella and Salmincola, can have negative impacts on fish in aquaculture.
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Lernaeopodidae is a family of parasitic copepods. The females are typically large and fleshy, and attach to the host permanently using a plug made of chitin called the bulla. The males cling on to the females using their antennae. They parasitize both marine and freshwater fish. Some lernaeopodids, including Clavella and Salmincola, can have negative impacts on fish in aquaculture.
==Genera== The family contains the following genera: Acespadia Leigh-Sharpe, 1933 Achtheres Nordmann, 1832 Alella Leigh-Sharpe, 1925 Anaclavella Heegaard, 1940 Basanistes Nordmann, 1832 Brachiella Cuvier, 1830 Brianella Wilson C.B., 1915 Brianellinae Wilson C.B., 1915 Cauloxenus Cope, 1872 Charopinus Krøyer, 1863 Clavella Oken, 1815 Clavellinae Wilson C.B., 1915 Clavellisa Wilson C.B., 1915 Clavellistes Shiino, 1963 Clavellodes Wilson C.B., 1915 Clavellomimus Kabata, 1969 Clavellopsis Wilson C.B., 1915 Clavellotis Castro-Romero & Baeza-Kuroki, 1984 Coregonicola Markevich, 1936 Cryptova Kabata, 1992 Dendrapta Kabata, 1964 Eubrachiella Wilson C.B., 1915 Euclavellisa Heegaard, 1940 Kabatahoia Kazachenko, 2001 Kabatazus Özdikmen, 2008 Lernaeopoda Blainville, 1822 Lernaeopodina Wilson C.B., 1915 Lernaeopodinae Wilson C.B., 1915 Margolisius Benz, Kabata & Bullard, 2000 Mixtio Kabata, 1986 Naobranchia Hesse, 1863 Nectobrachia Fraser, 1920 Neoalbionella Özdikmen, 2008 Nudiclavella Ho, 1975 Ommatokoita Leigh-Sharpe, 1926 Parabrachiella Wilson C.B., 1915 Proclavellodes Kabata, 1967 Pseudocharopinoides Castro-Romero & Baeza-Kuroki, 1987 Pseudocharopinus Kabata, 1964 Pseudolernaeopoda Castro-Romero & Baeza-Kuroki, 1986 Pseudolernaeopodina Hogans, 1988 Pseudomixtio Kabata, 1990 Pseudotracheliastes Markevich, 1956 Salmincola Wilson C.B., 1915 Schistobrachia Kabata, 1964 Sparidicola Kabata & Tareen, 1987 Thysanote Krøyer, 1863 Tracheliastes Nordmann, 1832 Tracheliastinae Wilson C.B., 1915 Vanbenedenia Malm, 1861
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