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Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Krøyer, 1837)

135782  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135782)

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Species
Caligus salmonis Krøyer, 1837 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Caligus stroemii Baird, 1847 · unaccepted (synonymy)
Caligus vespa Milne Edwards, 1840 · unaccepted (synonymy)
Laxe luus Ström, 1770 · unaccepted (A vernacular name but listed as a...)  
A vernacular name but listed as a synonym by Baird, 1850
Lepeophtheirus stroemii (Baird, 1847) · unaccepted (synonym)

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(of Caligus salmonis Krøyer, 1837) Krøyer, H. (1837). Concerning parasitic Crustacea with special reference to the Danish fauna. Om Snyltekrebsene, isaer med Hensyn til den danske Fauna. III. Formbeskrivelser (Fortsaettelse). <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift Ser. I.</em> 1(6): 605-628, pl. 6.
page(s): plate 6 fig 7a-e, ; note: Kroyer named the species in 1837 and provided figures, but was not described until 1838 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

(of Caligus salmonis Krøyer, 1837) Krøyer, H. (1838). Om Snyltekrebsene, isaer med Hensyn til den danske Fauna. III. Formbeskrivelser (Fortsaettelse). <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift Ser. I.</em> 2(1): 8-52, pl. 1.
page(s): 13-15; note: text description of the figured 1837 plate [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Distribution Northern hemisphere, all salmon inhabited waters  
Distribution Northern hemisphere, all salmon inhabited waters [details]

Taxonomy The original description of L. salmonis is Kroyer, 1837. The paper contains an illustration of L. salmonis (as Caligus...  
Taxonomy The original description of L. salmonis is Kroyer, 1837. The paper contains an illustration of L. salmonis (as Caligus salmonis) plus the name in the figure legend, which is sufficient to constitute an indication under the ICZN. The full text description was published in 1838. [details]

Distribution Northwestern Atlantic  
Distribution Northwestern Atlantic [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2024). World of Copepods Database. Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Krøyer, 1837). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135782 on 2024-09-18
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original description  (of Caligus salmonis Krøyer, 1837) Krøyer, H. (1837). Concerning parasitic Crustacea with special reference to the Danish fauna. Om Snyltekrebsene, isaer med Hensyn til den danske Fauna. III. Formbeskrivelser (Fortsaettelse). <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift Ser. I.</em> 1(6): 605-628, pl. 6.
page(s): plate 6 fig 7a-e, ; note: Kroyer named the species in 1837 and provided figures, but was not described until 1838 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description  (of Caligus salmonis Krøyer, 1837) Krøyer, H. (1838). Om Snyltekrebsene, isaer med Hensyn til den danske Fauna. III. Formbeskrivelser (Fortsaettelse). <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift Ser. I.</em> 2(1): 8-52, pl. 1.
page(s): 13-15; note: text description of the figured 1837 plate [details]  OpenAccess publication 

basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Ritchie, G., A.J. Mordue, A.W. Pike & G.H. Rae. (1996). Observations on mating and reproductive behaviour of Lepeophtheirus salmonis, Kroyer (Copepoda: Caligidae). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 201(1-2): 285-298. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Bron, J.E., C. Sommerville, M. Jones & G.H. Rae. (1991). The settlement and attachment of early stages of the salmon louse, Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Copepoda: Caligidae) on the salmon host, Salmo salar. Journal of Zoology, London 224:201-212, figs. 1-2, pls. 1-2. (12.vi.1991). [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Fast, M.D. (2005). Host immunomodulation by Lepeophtheirus salmonis. <em>Ph.D. Thesis, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.</em> 246 pp. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Freeman, M.A., A.S. Bell & C. Sommerville. (2003). A hyperparasitic microsporidian infecting the salmon louse, Lepeophtheirus salmonis: an rDNA-based molecular phylogenetic study. <em>Journal of Fish Diseases.</em> 26(11-12):667-676. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Gusev, A.V. (1951). Paraziticheskie Copepoda s nekotorykh morskikh ryb. Parasitic Copepoda of some marine fishes. <em>Parazitologica Papers of the Zoological Institute, Academia Nauk, USSR.</em> 13: 394-463, figs. 1-37. (Russian). [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Gusev, A.V. (1987). Class Crustacea Lamarck, 1801. In: Bauer, O.N. (ed.). Key to the Parasites of Freshwater Fishes of the USSR. Opredeliteli po Faune SSSR, Zoologicheskii Instituta SSSR. Nauka, Leningrad 3(149):378-432. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Ho, J.S. & K. Nagasawa. (2001). Why infestation by Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Copepoda: Caligidaae) is not a problem in the Coho salmon Farming industry in Japan. Journal of Crustacean Biology 21(4):954-960 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Johannessen, A. (1978). Early stages of Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Copepoda, Caligidae). Sarsia 63(3):169-176, figs. 1-4, tabs. 1-4. (20-iv-1978) [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Johnson, S.C. & L.J. Albright. (1991). The development stages of Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Kroyer, 1837) (Copepoda: Caligidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 69(4):929-950. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Johnson, S.C. & L.J. Albright. (1991). Development, growth, and survival of Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Copepoda: Caligidae) under laboratory conditions. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 71(2):425-436, figs. 1-5, tabs. 1-3. (v-1991) [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Kabata, Z. (1979). Parasitic Copepoda of British Fishes. <em>The Ray Society, London.</em> 152: i-xii, 1-468, figs. 1-203. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Margolis, L. & B. Berland. (1984). A nomenclatural note concerning Binoculus salmoneus Müller, 1785 and Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Kroyer, 1837) (Copepoda: Caligidae). Sarsia 69:219. (29-xii-1984) [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Markevich, A.P. (1937). Copepoda parasitica prisnikh vod SRSR. Copepoda parasitica der Binnengewässer der USSR. Copepods parasitic on freshwater fishes of the USSR. <em>Institut Zoologii i Biologii, Akademiya Nauk Ukrainii SSR, Kiev.</em> :1-223, figs. 1-10, pls. 1-27. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Markevich, A.P. (1956). Paraziticheskie veslonogie ryb SSSR. (Parasitic copepods of fishes of the USSR). <em>Akademiya Nauk Ukraine SSR, Institut Zoology, Kiev.</em> 259 pp. figs. 1-153. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Nylund, A., S. Okland & B. Bjorknes. (1992). Anatomy and ultrastructure of the alimentary canal in Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida). Journal of Crustacean Biology 12(3):423-437. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Ritchie, G. (1993). Studies on the reproductive biology of Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Kroyer, 1838) on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar, L.). <em>Ph.D. Thesis, Aberdeen University, Faculty of Biological Science, Aberdeen.</em> 146 pp., available online at https://abdn.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/delivery/44ABE_INST:44ABE_VU1/12153447540005941 [details]   

additional source Shiino, S.M. (1959). Sammlung der parasitischen Copepoden in der Präfectur Universität von Mie. Reports of the Faculty of Fisheries, Prefectural University of Mie 3(2):334-374, figs. 1-17. (30-xi-1959) [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Skern-Mauritzen, R., P. Frost, L.A. Hamre, H. Kongshaug & F. Nilsen. (2007). Molecular characterization and classification of a clip domain containing peptidase from the ectoparasite Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Copepoda, Crustacea). <em>Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.</em> 146(2):289-298., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2006.11.014 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Tjensvoll, K. (2006). Studies on the mitochondrial genome and rDNA genes from the salmon louse, Lepeophtheirus salmonis. <em>Ph.D. Thesis, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.</em> 61 pp. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Wilson, C.B. (1905). North American parasitic copepods belonging to the family Caligidae. Part 1.- The Caliginae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 28(1404):479-672, pls. 5-29. (23-vi-1905). [details]  OpenAccess publication 

additional source Johnson, S.C. (1991). The biology of Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Kroyer, 1837) (Copepoda: Caligidae). Ph.D. Thesis, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. 310 pp. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Wilson, C.B. (1932). The copepods of the Woods Hole region, Massachusetts. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 158:1-635, figs. 1-316, pls. 1-41. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Harasimczuk, E., A.C. Øvergard, S. Grotmol, F. Nilsen & S. Dalvin. (2018). Characterization of three salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) genes with fibronectin II domains expressed by tegumental type 1 glands. <em>Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology.</em> 219:1-9., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molbiopara.2017.12.002 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Kim, I.H. (2008). Invertebrate fauna of Korea. Arthropoda: Crustacea: Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida: Calgidae, Sea Lice. <em>National Institute of Biological Resources, Inchon, South Korea.</em> 21(1):75 pp. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Messmer, A.M. (2014). Evaluation of population structure in Pacific Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Krøyer) using polymorphic single nucleotide and microsatellite genetic markers: evidence for high gene flow among host species and habitats. <em>M.Sc. Thesis, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.</em> 116 pp., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/1828/5620 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Harðardóttir, H.M. (2021). Chitin synthesis in the salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis. <em>Ph.D. Thesis, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.</em> 80 pp. + Appendices I-III., available online at https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2759154 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Thompson, C.R.S. (2022). The salmon louse larval black box: evaluating fecundity and enumerating planktonic stages with an aquaculture management perspective. <em>Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.</em> 101 pp., available online at https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2999964  [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Borchel, A., H. Kongshaug & F. Nilsen. (2019). Identification and Description of the Key Molecular Components of the Egg Strings of the Salmon Louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis). <em>Genes (Basel).</em> 10(12):1-17., available online at https://doi.org/10.3390/genes10121004 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Taccardi, E. (2020). Biophysical and stable isotopic profiles of the salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Krøyer, 1837). <em>Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, USA.</em> 84 pp. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Distribution Northern hemisphere, all salmon inhabited waters [details]

Taxonomy The original description of L. salmonis is Kroyer, 1837. The paper contains an illustration of L. salmonis (as Caligus salmonis) plus the name in the figure legend, which is sufficient to constitute an indication under the ICZN. The full text description was published in 1838. [details]

From other sources
Distribution Northwestern Atlantic [details]

Habitat ectoparasite found on Salmo salar and Salvelinus fontinalis [details]
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English salmon louse  [details]
German Lachslaus  [details]
Japanese サケジラミ  [details]
Norwegian Bokmål lakselus  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk lakselus  [details]