Siphonostomatoida | |
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Lernaeocera branchialis ( Pennellidae) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Copepoda |
Superorder: | Podoplea |
Order: |
Siphonostomatoida Thorell, 1859 |
Siphonostomatoida is an order of copepods, containing around 75% of all the copepods that parasitise fishes. [1] Their success has been linked to their possession of siphon-like mandibles and of a "frontal filament" to aid attachment to their hosts. [2] Most are marine, but a few live in fresh water. [3] There are 40 recognised families: [4]
Siphonostomatoida | |
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Lernaeocera branchialis ( Pennellidae) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Copepoda |
Superorder: | Podoplea |
Order: |
Siphonostomatoida Thorell, 1859 |
Siphonostomatoida is an order of copepods, containing around 75% of all the copepods that parasitise fishes. [1] Their success has been linked to their possession of siphon-like mandibles and of a "frontal filament" to aid attachment to their hosts. [2] Most are marine, but a few live in fresh water. [3] There are 40 recognised families: [4]