Lernaeidae

[lər′nē·ə‚dē]

(invertebrate zoology)

A family of copepod crustaceans in the suborder Caligoida; all are fixed ectoparasites, that is, they penetrate the skin of fresh-water fish.

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Removal of the parasite by hand with forceps may control Lernaeidae infections with careful monitoring of the wound [14].

Review on major parasitic crustacean in fish

The majority of the cyclopoid family Lernaeidae have undergone extensive morphological adaptations hiding their close affinity with the genus Cyclops a well-known live-food.

New Host Records for Lernaea cyprinacea (Copepoda), a Parasite of Freshwater Fishes, with a Checklist of the Lernaeidae in Japan (1915 - 2007).

ANCHOR WORMS (LERNAEID PARASITES), LERNAEA POLYMORPHA YU AND LERNAEA CYPRINACEA L (COPEPODE: LERNAEIDAE) ON MAJOR CARPS AT DIFFERENT FISH FARMS IN PUNJAB, PAKISTAN

Lernaeidae is a major family of cyclopoid copepods associated with freshwater fish.

Lernaea Susceptibility Infestation and its Treatment in Indigenous Major and Exotic Chinese Carps Under Polyculture System

The copepod, family lernaeidae have many representative species that are parasites.

LERNAEA DIVERSITY AND INFECTION IN INDIAN AND CHINESE CARPS UNDER SEMI-INTENSIVE CULTURE CONDITIONS IN LAHORE, PUNJAB

A companion report on the Lernaeidae (Wilson, 1917) described 13 Atlantic and Pacific Albatross species, of which 9 were new species.

A Century of Copepods: The U.S. Fisheries Steamer Albatross

thurstonae Ergens, 1981 and Scutogyrus longicornis Paperna and Thurston, 1969 (Monogenoidea: Dactylogyridae), as well as Lernaeidae gen.

Seasonal variation on the ectoparasitic communities of Nile tilapia cultured in three regions in southern Brazil/Variacao sazonal na comunidade de ectoparasitos de tilapia do Nilo cultivada em tres regioes no sul do Brasil

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