WoRMS taxon details
Hermilius longicornis Bassett-Smith, 1898
352284 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:352284)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Bassett-Smith, P.W. (1898). Further new parasitic copepods found on fish in the Indotropical region. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)2:77-98, pls. 3-6. (viii-1898) [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Hermilius longicornis Bassett-Smith, 1898. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=352284 on 2026-01-17
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Nomenclature
original description
Bassett-Smith, P.W. (1898). Further new parasitic copepods found on fish in the Indotropical region. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)2:77-98, pls. 3-6. (viii-1898) [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Rangnekar, M.P. (1964). Redescription of Hermilius longicornis Bassett-Smith: a copepod parasitic on a fish of Bombay coast. <em>Journal of the University of Bombay.</em> (B)31(3-5):80-83, fig. 1. (26-xi-1964) for 1963. [details] Available for editors 
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redescription Venmathi Maran, B.A., S.Y. Moon, T.K. Adday, N.R. Khamees J.G. Myoung. (2014). Three new records of copepods (Siphonostomatoida) parasitic on marine fishes of Iraq, including the relegation of two species of Lernanthropinus to Lernanthropinus temminckii (von Nordmann, 1864). <em>Acta Parasitologica.</em> 59(1): 139-152., available online at https://doi.org/10.2478/s11686-014-0220-8 [details] Available for editors [request]
redescription Boxshall, G.A. (2018). The sea lice (Copepoda: Caligidae) of Moreton Bay (Queensland, Australia), with descriptions of thirteen new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4398(1): 1-172., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4398.1.1 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]redescription Venmathi Maran, B.A., S.Y. Moon, T.K. Adday, N.R. Khamees J.G. Myoung. (2014). Three new records of copepods (Siphonostomatoida) parasitic on marine fishes of Iraq, including the relegation of two species of Lernanthropinus to Lernanthropinus temminckii (von Nordmann, 1864). <em>Acta Parasitologica.</em> 59(1): 139-152., available online at https://doi.org/10.2478/s11686-014-0220-8 [details] Available for editors
[request]redescription Boxshall, G.A. (2018). The sea lice (Copepoda: Caligidae) of Moreton Bay (Queensland, Australia), with descriptions of thirteen new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4398(1): 1-172., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4398.1.1 [details] Available for editors
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additional source
John, S.E. & N.B. Nair. (1974). Functional morphology of the mouth tube of Hermilius longicornis Bassett Smith, a parasitic copepod on Ariodes dussumieri Valenciennes. Monitore Zoologico Italiano n. ser. 8(3): 133-140, figs. 1-2. (31-x-1974) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source John, S.E. & N.B. Nair. (1975). On the nature of distribution of glycogen and lipids in a parasitic copepod - Hermilius longicornis (Bassett Smith). Journal of Animal Morphology and Physiology 22(1):23-26, figs. 1-3, tab. 1. (vi-1975) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source John, S.E. & N.B. Nair. (1976). Functional morphology of the digestive system in Hermilius longicornis - a parasitic copepod. Aquatic Biology 2:1-17. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Ho, J.S. & I.H. Kim. (2000). Copepods of the Genus Hermilius (Caligidae) parasitic on marine catfish of Kuwait, with a key to the species of Hermilius. Pakistan Journal of Marine Sciences 91(1-2):79-90. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Kirtisinghe, P. (1964). A review of the parasitic copepods of fish recorded from Ceylon, with descriptions of additional forms. Bulletin of the Fisheries Research Station, Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 17(1):45-132, figs. 1-191. (vi-1964) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Leong, T.S. (1985). Copepoda of the genera Parapetalus, Synestius and Hermilius (Caligidae) parasitic on Malaysian fishes. Malayan Nature Journal 39(1):41-56, figs. 1-59. (viii-1985) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Maheswari, P. & N. Balakrishnan Nair. (1972). On the reproductive system of Hermilius longicornis Basset-Smith. Science & Culture 37(1):35-37, fig. 1. (i-1972) [details]
additional source Ramakrishnan, P. (1980). Revision of the Caligidae (Copepoda) with special reference to the Indian fauna. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Kerala 400pp. + 15 plates. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Pillai, N.K. (1967). Copepods parasitic on Indian marine fishes. A review. In: Proceedings of the Symposium on Crustacea. Symposium Series, Marine Biological Association of India (2)5:1556-1680, figs. 1-266. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Pillai, N.K. (1985). Copepod Parasites of Marine Fishes. <em>In: The Fauna of India. Zoological Society of India, Calcutta.</em> 900pp., figs. 1-279.
page(s): 416 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Bernot, J.P, G.A. Boxshall, T.C. Kihara & P.M. Arbizu. (2025). An Updated Key to the Genera of Caligidae (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida.). <em>Journal of Parasitology.</em> 111(1):10-25., available online at https://doi.org/10.1645/24-97 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source John, S.E. & N.B. Nair. (1975). On the nature of distribution of glycogen and lipids in a parasitic copepod - Hermilius longicornis (Bassett Smith). Journal of Animal Morphology and Physiology 22(1):23-26, figs. 1-3, tab. 1. (vi-1975) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source John, S.E. & N.B. Nair. (1976). Functional morphology of the digestive system in Hermilius longicornis - a parasitic copepod. Aquatic Biology 2:1-17. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Ho, J.S. & I.H. Kim. (2000). Copepods of the Genus Hermilius (Caligidae) parasitic on marine catfish of Kuwait, with a key to the species of Hermilius. Pakistan Journal of Marine Sciences 91(1-2):79-90. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Kirtisinghe, P. (1964). A review of the parasitic copepods of fish recorded from Ceylon, with descriptions of additional forms. Bulletin of the Fisheries Research Station, Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 17(1):45-132, figs. 1-191. (vi-1964) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Leong, T.S. (1985). Copepoda of the genera Parapetalus, Synestius and Hermilius (Caligidae) parasitic on Malaysian fishes. Malayan Nature Journal 39(1):41-56, figs. 1-59. (viii-1985) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Maheswari, P. & N. Balakrishnan Nair. (1972). On the reproductive system of Hermilius longicornis Basset-Smith. Science & Culture 37(1):35-37, fig. 1. (i-1972) [details]
additional source Ramakrishnan, P. (1980). Revision of the Caligidae (Copepoda) with special reference to the Indian fauna. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Kerala 400pp. + 15 plates. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Pillai, N.K. (1967). Copepods parasitic on Indian marine fishes. A review. In: Proceedings of the Symposium on Crustacea. Symposium Series, Marine Biological Association of India (2)5:1556-1680, figs. 1-266. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Pillai, N.K. (1985). Copepod Parasites of Marine Fishes. <em>In: The Fauna of India. Zoological Society of India, Calcutta.</em> 900pp., figs. 1-279.
page(s): 416 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Bernot, J.P, G.A. Boxshall, T.C. Kihara & P.M. Arbizu. (2025). An Updated Key to the Genera of Caligidae (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida.). <em>Journal of Parasitology.</em> 111(1):10-25., available online at https://doi.org/10.1645/24-97 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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