Biology:Bomolochidae
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Short description: Family of crustaceans
| Bomolochidae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Cyclopoida |
| Suborder: | Ergasilida |
| Family: | Bomolochidae Claus, 1875 |
Bomolochidae is a family of copepods 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.[1] The family contains just over 150 species from the following genera:[2][3]
- Acanthocolax Vervoort, 1969
- Acantholochus Cressey, 1984
- Bomolochus Nordmann, 1832
- Boylea Cressey, 1977
- Ceratocolax Vervoort, 1965
- Cresseyus Ho & Lin, 2006
- Dicrobomolochus Vervoort, 1969
- Hamaticolax Ho & Lin, 2006
- Holobomolochus Vervoort, 1969
- Holocolax Cressey, 1982
- Megacolax Izawa, 2021
- Naricolax Ho, Do & Kasahara, 1983
- Neobomolochus Cressey, 1981
- Nothobomolochus Vervoort, 1962
- Orbitacolax Shen, 1957
- Paraorbitacolax Izawa, 2021
- Pseudoeucanthus Brian, 1906
- Pseudorbitacolax Pillai, 1971
- Pumiliopes Shen, 1957
- Pumiliopsis Pillai, 1967
- Tegobomolochus Izawa, 1976
- Triceracolax Izawa, 2021
- Unicolax Cressey & Cressey, 1980
References
- ↑ Boxshall, G; Halsey, FS (2004). An introduction to copepod diversity. Ray Society. ISBN 0903874318.
- ↑ T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall (2021). "Bomolochidae". in T. C. Walter & G. Boxshall. World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=128564.
- ↑ Bernot, James P.; Boxshall, Geoffrey A. (2019). "Two new species of parasitic copepods from the genera Nothobomolochus and Unicolax (Cyclopoida: Bomolochidae) from Australian waters". PeerJ 7: e6858. doi:10.7717/peerj.6858. ISSN 2167-8359. PMID 31114718.
Wikidata ☰ Q3808883 entry
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