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Bomolochidae

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Bomolochidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Cyclopoida
Suborder: Ergasilida
Family: Bomolochidae
Claus, 1875

Bomolochidae is a family of copepods parasitic on marine fishes. Most species parasitize the gills of fish, but some species live in the nostrils or on the eyes of their hosts.[1] The family contains just over 150 species from the following genera:[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Boxshall, G; Halsey, FS (2004). An introduction to copepod diversity. Ray Society. ISBN 0903874318.
  2. ^ T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall (2021). T. C. Walter & G. Boxshall (ed.). "Bomolochidae". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Archived from the original on 2011-08-26. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  3. ^ Bernot, James P.; Boxshall, Geoffrey A. (2019). "Two new species of parasitic copepods from the genera Nothobomolochus and Unicolax (Cyclopoida: Bomolochidae) from Australian waters". PeerJ. 7: e6858. doi:10.7717/peerj.6858. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 6505424. PMID 31114718. Open access icon