Lernaeopodidae is a family of parasitic copepods.[1][2] The females are typically large and fleshy, and attach to the host permanently using a plug made of chitin called the bulla. The males cling on to the females using their antennae.[2] They parasitize both marine and freshwater fish. Some lernaeopodids, including Clavella and Salmincola, can have negative impacts on fish in aquaculture.[3]

Lernaeopodidae
Clavella adunca parasitizing whiting (Merlangius merlangus)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Siphonostomatoida
Family: Lernaeopodidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1840
Genera

50 genera (see text)

Genera

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The family contains the following genera:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Walter TC, Boxshall G (eds.). "Lernaeopodidae Milne Edwards, 1840". World of Copepods database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b Geoff Boxshall (2005). "Copepoda: copepods". In Klaus Rohde (ed.). Marine Parasitology. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 121–133. ISBN 978-0-643-09927-2.
  3. ^ Ohtsuka, Susumu; Piasecki, Wojciech; Ismail, Norshida & Kamarudin, Ahmad Syazni (2020). "A new species of Brachiella (Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida, Lernaeopodidae) from Peninsular Malaysia, with relegation of two genera Charopinopsis and Eobrachiella to junior synonyms of Brachiella". Parasite. 27: 40. doi:10.1051/parasite/2020038. PMC 7254867. PMID 32463013.