Lernanthropus cornutus
Kirtisinghe,
1937 (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 4.2 mm.
Carapace with a pair of large antero-lateral lobes projecting forwards and a pair of large postero-lateral lobes obliquely directed backwards, dorsal plate roughly triangular, with a high dorso-median longitudinal carina progressively narrowing backwards. Leg 3 uniramous, leg 4 biramous, rami subequal, leg 5 absent.
Parasitic on the gills of fishes (Tylosurus crocodilus and Ablennes hians).
Size: Length 4.2 mm.
Carapace with a pair of large antero-lateral lobes projecting forwards and a pair of large postero-lateral lobes obliquely directed backwards, dorsal plate roughly triangular, with a high dorso-median longitudinal carina progressively narrowing backwards. Leg 3 uniramous, leg 4 biramous, rami subequal, leg 5 absent.
Parasitic on the gills of fishes (Tylosurus crocodilus and Ablennes hians).
Synonym (s)
Common Name (s)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Biogeography
• Kerala INDIA
• Kerala INDIA
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
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