Bomolochidae is a
family of
copepod
Copepods (; meaning "oar-feet") are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater and saltwater habitat (ecology), habitat. Some species are planktonic (inhabiting sea waters), some are benthos, benthic (living on the ocean floor) ...
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parasitic on marine fishes. Most species parasitize the gills of fish, but some species live in the nostrils or on the eyes of their hosts. The family contains just over 150 species from the following genera:
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Acanthocolax''
Vervoort, 1969
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Acantholochus
''Acantholochus'' is a genus of parasitic copepods belonging to the family Bomolochidae. Its members can only be distinguished from the closely related genus ''Hamaticolax'' by the absence of an accessory process on the claw of the maxillipeds.
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Cressey, 1984
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Nordmann, 1832
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Boylea''
Cressey, 1977
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Ceratocolax''
Vervoort, 1965
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Cresseyus''
Ho & Lin, 2006
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Dicrobomolochus''
Vervoort, 1969
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Hamaticolax
''Hamaticolax'' is a genus of parasitic copepods belonging to the family Bomolochidae. Its members can only be distinguished from the closely related genus ''Acantholochus'' by the presence of an accessory process on the claw of the maxillipeds. ...
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Ho & Lin, 2006
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Holobomolochus''
Vervoort, 1969
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Holocolax''
Cressey, 1982
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Megacolax''
Izawa, 2021
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Naricolax''
Ho, Do & Kasahara, 1983
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Neobomolochus''
Cressey, 1981
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Nothobomolochus''
Vervoort, 1962
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Orbitacolax''
Shen, 1957
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Paraorbitacolax''
Izawa, 2021
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Pseudoeucanthus''
Brian, 1906
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Pseudorbitacolax''
Pillai, 1971
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Pumiliopes''
Shen, 1957
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Pumiliopsis''
Pillai, 1967
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Tegobomolochus''
Izawa, 1976
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Triceracolax''
Izawa, 2021
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Unicolax''
Cressey & Cressey, 1980
References
Poecilostomatoida
Copepod families
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