Acanthochondria limandae
Acanthochondria limandae | |
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Female Acanthochondria limandae attached to Limanda limanda. The two white cylindrical objects are its egg sacs. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Maxillopoda |
Subclass: | Copepoda |
Order: | Poecilostomatoida |
Family: | Chondracanthidae |
Genus: | Acanthochondria |
Species: | A. limandae |
Binomial name | |
Acanthochondria limandae (Krøyer, 1863) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Chondracanthus limandae Krøyer, 1863 |
Acanthochondria limandae is a species of copepods in the genus Acanthochondria. They are host-specific ectoparasites of two species of flatfish: the common dab (Limanda limanda) and the European flounder (Platichthys flesus). They attach themselves to the bases of the gill arches of their hosts. They can infest as much as 2 to 30% of fish in a given population.[2]
Acanthochondria limandae is classified under the family Chondracanthidae in the copepod order Poecilostomatoida. It was first described by the Danish zoologist Henrik Nikolai Krøyer in 1863 as Chondracanthus limandae.[1]
References
- 1 2 G. Boxshall (2011). T. C. Walter & G. Boxshall, eds. "Acanthochondria limandae (Krøyer, 1863)". World of Copepods database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ↑ Z. Kabata (1959). "Ecology of the genus Acanthochondria Oakley (Copepod, Parasitica)" (PDF). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. The Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 38: 249–261. doi:10.1017/s0025315400006056.
External links
External identifiers for Acanthochondria limandae | |
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Encyclopedia of Life | 1018974 |
GBIF | 113185754 |
ITIS | 206229 |
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