''Lernaeocera'' is a genus of
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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) ...
s in the family
Pennellidae
Pennellidae is a family of parasitic copepods. When anchored on a host, they have a portion of the body on the outside of the host, whereas the remaining anterior part of the parasite is hidden inside tissues of the host.
Genera
There are 24 ge ...
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Species
The genus contains the following species:
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Lernaeocera abyssicola
''Lernaeocera'' is a genus of marine copepods in the family Pennellidae.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
*'' Lernaeocera abyssicola'' (Brady, 1883)
*''Lernaeocera branchialis'' (Linnaeus, 1767)
*''Lernaeocera caparti
''Lern ...
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(Brady, 1883)
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Lernaeocera branchialis
''Lernaeocera branchialis'', sometimes called cod worm, is a parasite of marine fish, found mainly in the North Atlantic. It is a marine copepod which starts life as a small pelagic crustacean larva. It is among the largest of copepods, ranging ...
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(Linnaeus, 1767)
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Lernaeocera caparti
''Lernaeocera'' is a genus of marine copepods in the family Pennellidae.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
*'' Lernaeocera abyssicola'' (Brady, 1883)
*''Lernaeocera branchialis
''Lernaeocera branchialis'', sometimes called co ...
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Machado-Cruz, 1959
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Lernaeocera esocina
''Lernaeocera'' is a genus of marine copepods in the family Pennellidae.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
*''Lernaeocera abyssicola'' (Brady, 1883)
*''Lernaeocera branchialis'' (Linnaeus, 1767)
*''Lernaeocera caparti
''Lerna ...
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(Hermann, 1783)
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Lernaeocera galei
''Lernaeocera'' is a genus of marine copepods in the family Pennellidae.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
*''Lernaeocera abyssicola'' (Brady, 1883)
*''Lernaeocera branchialis'' (Linnaeus, 1767)
*''Lernaeocera caparti'' Machado- ...
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Krøyer, 1837
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Lernaeocera lusci''
(Bassett-Smith, 1896)
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Lernaeocera minuta''
(T. Scott, 1900)
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Lernaeocera sauciatonis''
(Leigh-Sharpe, 1935)
References
Siphonostomatoida
Copepod genera
Taxa named by Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville
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