Ergasilus is a genus of copepod crustaceans occurring in both the ocean and fresh water, often called gill lice. The females are parasitic upon the gills of fishes. Being copepods, gill lice have a single median eye on their head. The second antennae are modified into prehensile pincers. Male gill lice are free-living.[2]

Ergasilus
Ergasilus spp. females with one pair of eggs each on gills of northern pike
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Ergasilus

Nordmann, 1832 [1]
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  1. ^ a b "Ergasilus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
  2. ^ "Fish lice". Encarta. MSN. Archived from the original on November 2, 2009.