Chondracanthus merluccii
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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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| Chondracanthus merluccii | |
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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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ a b c Boxshall, Geoff (2018). "Chondracanthus merluccii (Holten, 1802)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ Mawdesley-Thomas, Lionel E.; Burris, Kenneth Wayne; Knuckles, Joseph L. (1974). Diseases of Fish. Ardent Media. p. 197. ISBN 978-0-8422-7178-3.