Biology:Chondracanthus merluccii
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Short description: Species of crustacean
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Cyclopoida |
| Family: | Chondracanthidae |
| Genus: | Chondracanthus |
| Species: | C. merluccii
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| Binomial name | |
| Chondracanthus merluccii (Holten, 1802) [1]
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Chondracanthus merluccii is a species of copepod in the family Chondracanthidae. It is a host-specific ectoparasite of the European hake (Merluccius merluccius). It was first described in 1802 by the Danish zoologist Hans Severin Holten who named it Lernaea merluccii.[1]
Ecology
Both adult females and adult males cling onto the lining of the floor of the mouth and onto the gills of the host fish.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Boxshall, Geoff (2018). "Chondracanthus merluccii (Holten, 1802)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=128764.
- ↑ Mawdesley-Thomas, Lionel E.; Burris, Kenneth Wayne; Knuckles, Joseph L. (1974). Diseases of Fish. Ardent Media. p. 197. ISBN 978-0-8422-7178-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=0IHuWJR8BWcC&pg=PA197.
Wikidata ☰ Q4283537 entry
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