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Argulus Belones
''Argulus'' is a genus of fish lice in the family Argulidae The family Argulidae, whose members are commonly known as carp lice or fish lice, are parasitic crustaceans in the class Ichthyostraca. It is the only family in the monotypic subclass Branchiura and the order Arguloida, although a second family, .... There are about 140 accepted species in the genus ''Argulus''. They occur in marine, brackish, and freshwater environments. As juveniles, these species feed on mucous and skin cells of their host. With age they become blood feeders because the parasite moves from feeding on the fins to feeding on the body of the fish, causing the feeding change. Taxonomy As of December 2022, 138 species are accepted: References Further reading * External links * Crustacean genera Taxa named by Otto Friedrich Müller Articles created by Qbugbot {{crustacean-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Friedrich Müller
Otto Friedrich Müller, also known as Otto Friedrich Mueller (2 November 1730 – 26 December 1784) was a Danish naturalist and scientific illustrator. Biography Müller was born in Copenhagen. He was educated for the church, became tutor to a young nobleman, and after several years' travel with him, settled in Copenhagen in 1767, and married a lady of wealth. His first important works, ''Fauna Insectorum Friedrichsdaliana'' (Leipzig, 1764), and ''Flora Friedrichsdaliana'' (Strasbourg, 1767), giving accounts of the insects and flora of the estate of Frederiksdal, near Copenhagen, recommended him to Frederick V of Denmark, by whom he was employed to continue the ''Flora Danica'' a comprehensive atlas of the flora of Denmark. Müller added two volumes to the three published by Georg Christian Oeder since 1761. The study of invertebrates began to occupy his attention almost exclusively, and in 1771 he produced a work in German on “Certain Worms inhabiting Fresh and Salt Water,†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Argulidae Species
, the following species of sea lice are recognised in the family Argulidae: '' Argulus'' O. F. Müller, 1785: *'' Argulus africanus'' *'' Argulus alexandrensis'' *'' Argulus alosae'' *'' Argulus amazonicus'' *'' Argulus ambloplites'' *'' Argulus ambystoma'' *'' Argulus americanus'' *'' Argulus angelae'' *'' Argulus angusticeps'' *'' Argulus annae'' *'' Argulus appendiculosus'' *'' Argulus arcassonensis'' *'' Argulus australiensis'' *'' Argulus belones'' *'' Argulus bengalensis'' *'' Argulus bicolor'' *'' Argulus boli'' *'' Argulus borealis'' *'' Argulus brachypeltis'' *'' Argulus caecus'' *'' Argulus capensis'' *'' Argulus carteri'' *'' Argulus catostomi'' *'' Argulus cauveriensis'' *'' Argulus celioi'' *'' Argulus chesapeakensis'' *'' Argulus chicomendesi'' *'' Argulus chilensis'' *'' Argulus chinensis'' *'' Argulus chiropteroideus'' *'' Argulus chromidis'' *'' Argulus confusus'' *'' Argulus coregoni'' *'' Argulus cubensis'' *'' Argulus cunningt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argulidae
The family Argulidae, whose members are commonly known as carp lice or fish lice, are parasitic crustaceans in the class Ichthyostraca. It is the only family in the monotypic subclass Branchiura and the order Arguloida, although a second family, Dipteropeltidae, has been proposed. Although they are thought to be primitive forms, they have no fossil record. Taxonomy Branchiurans were once thought to be copepods but are now recognised as a separate subclass due to their distinct morphological characteristics.Alan P. Covich, ... D. Christopher Rogers, in Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates (Third Edition), 2010 There are approximately 170 species in four genera recognised in the family Branchiura. The centres of diversity are the Afrotropical and Neotropical realms. Description Branchiurans have a flattened, oval body, which is almost entirely covered by a broad, oval carapace, four pairs of swimming legs, a pair of anterior compound eyes, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argulus Japonicus
''Argulus japonicus'', also known as the Japanese fish louse, is a species of crustacean in the family Argulidae. This species is light brown in colour and may be between 4 and 9 mm long and 3 to 6 mm wide. It has a stumpy tail, and is shaped somewhat like a round shield. The female and male are phenotypically distinct, categorizing them as a dioecious species. Although they are not drastically different, their transparent skin highlights the minor differences such as the different copulatory accessories. Distribution ''Argulus japonicus'' is native to Asian countries, where it parasitises carp species such as goldfish and common carp. This species is highly invasive, and is now found throughout the world, probably via the pet fish trade. Many fish host this louse, which is probably able to parasitize almost every species of freshwater fish. Pathogenesis This parasite can severely damage the host's integument In biology, an integument is the tissue surrounding an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crustacean Genera
Crustaceans (Crustacea, ) form a large, diverse arthropod taxon which includes such animals as decapods, seed shrimp, branchiopods, fish lice, krill, remipedes, isopods, barnacles, copepods, amphipods and mantis shrimp. The crustacean group can be treated as a subphylum under the clade Mandibulata. It is now well accepted that the hexapods emerged deep in the Crustacean group, with the completed group referred to as Pancrustacea. Some crustaceans (Remipedia, Cephalocarida, Branchiopoda) are more closely related to insects and the other hexapods than they are to certain other crustaceans. The 67,000 described species range in size from '' Stygotantulus stocki'' at , to the Japanese spider crab with a leg span of up to and a mass of . Like other arthropods, crustaceans have an exoskeleton, which they moult to grow. They are distinguished from other groups of arthropods, such as insects, myriapods and chelicerates, by the possession of biramous (two-parted) limbs, and by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taxa Named By Otto Friedrich Müller
In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy''; plural taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular name and given a particular Taxonomic rank, ranking, especially if and when it is accepted or becomes established. It is very common, however, for taxonomists to remain at odds over what belongs to a taxon and the criteria used for inclusion. If a taxon is given a formal scientific name, its use is then governed by one of the nomenclature codes specifying which scientific name is correct for a particular grouping. Initial attempts at classifying and ordering organisms (plants and animals) were set forth in Carl Linnaeus's Linnaean taxonomy, system in ''Systema Naturae'', 10th edition (1758), as well as an unpublished work by Bernard de Jussieu, Bernard and Antoine Laurent de Jussieu. The idea of a unit-based system of bio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
