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Ergasilus rostralis Ho, Jayarajan & Radhakrishnan, 1992

351618  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:351618)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Crustacea (Subphylum)
  5. Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  6. Copepoda (Class)
  7. Neocopepoda (Infraclass)
  8. Podoplea (Superorder)
  9. Cyclopoida (Order)
  10. Ergasilida (Suborder)
  11. Ergasilidae (Family)
  12. Ergasilus (Genus)
  13. Ergasilus rostralis (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Ho, J.S., P. Jayarajan & S. Radhakrishnan. (1992). Copepods of the family Ergasilidae (Poecilostomatoida) parasitic on coastal fishes of Kerala, India. Journal of Natural History, London 26(6):1227-1241. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Distribution Kerala, Madras, Calcutta, Mangalore, Orissa, and Sind India.  
Distribution Kerala, Madras, Calcutta, Mangalore, Orissa, and Sind India. [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Ergasilus rostralis Ho, Jayarajan & Radhakrishnan, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=351618 on 2025-09-26
Date
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2008-07-15 14:41:49Z
created
Walter, T. Chad
2009-01-28 09:07:21Z
changed
Boxshall, Geoff

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Nomenclature

original description Ho, J.S., P. Jayarajan & S. Radhakrishnan. (1992). Copepods of the family Ergasilidae (Poecilostomatoida) parasitic on coastal fishes of Kerala, India. Journal of Natural History, London 26(6):1227-1241. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Other

additional source Khamees, N.R. & F.T. Mhaisen. (2001). Some ecological aspects of Ergasilus rostralis (Copepoda: Crustacea) from the mullet, Liza abu from Shatt Al-Arab River. <em>Al-Mustansiriya Journal of Science.</em> 12(5):21-28. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

From editor or global species database
Distribution Kerala, Madras, Calcutta, Mangalore, Orissa, and Sind India. [details]
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To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (Holotype USNM 254497) 

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