Lernaeenicus sprattae (Sowerby, 1806) 
AphiaID: 135991

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Arthropoda > Crustacea > Maxillopoda > Copepoda > Neocopepoda > Podoplea > Siphonostomatoida > Pennellidae > Lernaeenicus

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Lernaeenicus Le Sueur, 1824
Sources		original description: Sowerby, J. (1806) The British Miscellany: or coloured figures of new, rare, or little known animal subjects; many not before ascertained to be inhabitants of the British Isles; and chiefly in the possession of the author. London. [details] [full text] 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]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution		European waters (ERMS scope) [details] United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Wenduine [details]
Feedingtypes		adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Clupea harengus Linnaeus, 1758 [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Clupea sprattus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Sprattus sprattus (Linnaeus, 1758) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum, 1792) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Sprattus sprattus (Linnaeus, 1758) [details]
Links		To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To PESI To ITIS
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135991
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Boxshall, Geoff
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		Citation: Boxshall, G. (2013). Lernaeenicus sprattae (Sowerby, 1806). In: Walter, T.C. & Boxshall, G. (2013). World of Copepods database. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010) The Belgian Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135991 on 2013-05-20
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