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Lepeophtheirus lichiae Barnard, 1948 
AphiaID: 352746

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
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Rank Species
Parent Lepeophtheirus von Nordmann, 1832
Sources  original description: Barnard, K.H.. 1948. New records and descriptions of new species of parasitic Copepoda from South Africa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (12)1:242-254, figs. 1-8. (iv-1948) [details]

basis of record: Walter, Chad. The world of Copepods. [details]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Feedingtype  adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Lichia amia (Linnaeus, 1758) [details]
Link To Encyclopedia of Life
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:352746
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2008-07-15 14:41:49Z  created  Walter, T. Chad
  
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  Citation: Walter, T. Chad (2013). Lepeophtheirus lichiae Barnard, 1948. 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=352746 on 2013-05-18
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