Lernanthropus gibbosus
Pillai
1964 (Copepod)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Image copyrights: Marine Biological Association of India
Organism information awaits expert curation
| Taxonomy | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Maxillopoda |
| Order: | Siphonostomatoida |
| Family: | Lernanthropidae |
Image copyrights: Marine Biological Association of India
Description
Size: Length 6.1 mm.
Carapace with very large antero-lateral lobes, a pair of lateral bosses and a postero-median boss. Anterior division of trunk with antero-lateral and dorso-median bosses. Dorsal plate deeply cleft. Leg 3 uniramous and narrow, leg 4 long and slender, endopod only slightly shorter than exopod, leg 5 very short. Anal laminae as long as abdomen.
Parasitic on the gills of Saurida tumbil (fish).
Size: Length 6.1 mm.
Carapace with very large antero-lateral lobes, a pair of lateral bosses and a postero-median boss. Anterior division of trunk with antero-lateral and dorso-median bosses. Dorsal plate deeply cleft. Leg 3 uniramous and narrow, leg 4 long and slender, endopod only slightly shorter than exopod, leg 5 very short. Anal laminae as long as abdomen.
Parasitic on the gills of Saurida tumbil (fish).
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Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Biogeography
• Kerala INDIA (Record: 1965)
• Kerala INDIA (Record: 1965)
Literature Source(s)
- Pillai, NK (1967) Copepods parasitic on Indian marine fishes - A review Proceedings of the symposium on Crustacea Marine Biological Association of India Part V 1556-1680 Available at - NIO, Goa
- Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
Page last updated on:2009-09-22
