WoRMS taxon details
Lepeophtheirus sturionis (Krøyer, 1837)
AphiaID: 135783
AphiaID: 135783
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Maxillopoda (Class) > Copepoda (Subclass) > Neocopepoda (Infraclass) > Podoplea (Superorder) > Siphonostomatoida (Order) > Caligidae (Family) > Lepeophtheirus (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||
| Parent | Lepeophtheirus von Nordmann, 1832 | ||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Caligus sturionis Krøyer, 1837 (synonymy) | ||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details] from synonym: Walter, Chad. The world of Copepods. [details] [view taxon] | ||||||||||
| Environment | marine, brackish, | ||||||||||
| Distribution | European waters (ERMS scope) [details] United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details] | ||||||||||
| Feedingtype | adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758 [details] | ||||||||||
| Links | To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To PESI To ITIS | ||||||||||
| Note |
Distribution: British Isles; atlantic coasts of Europe and North America; North Sea; the Baltic; Pacific coast of North America [details] | ||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135783 | ||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: Walter, T. Chad; Boxshall, G. (2013). Lepeophtheirus sturionis (Krøyer, 1837). In: Walter, T.C. & Boxshall, G. (2013). World of Copepods database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135783 on 2013-05-26 | |||||||||||
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