Lepeophtheirus epinepheli Ho & Dojiri, 1977 
AphiaID: 352724

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Arthropoda > Crustacea > Maxillopoda > Copepoda > Neocopepoda > Podoplea > Siphonostomatoida > Caligidae > Lepeophtheirus

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Lepeophtheirus von Nordmann, 1832
Source		basis of record: Walter, Chad. The world of Copepods. [details]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Feedingtypes		adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Cephalopholis cyanostigma (Valenciennes, 1828) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Cephalopholis sonnerati (Valenciennes, 1828) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Epinephelus awoara (Temminck & Schlegel, 1842) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Epinephelus gilberti (Richardson, 1842) accepted as Epinephelus quoyanus (Valenciennes, 1830) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Epinephelus hoedti (Bleeker, 1855) accepted as Epinephelus cyanopodus (Richardson, 1846) [details]
Links		To Encyclopedia of Life To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Copepod Collection
Notes		Distribution: Heron Island, Australia; Taiwan [details] Habitat: body surface and oral/gill cavities [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:352724
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2008-07-15 14:41:49Z   created   Walter, T. Chad
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		Citation: Walter, T. Chad (2013). Lepeophtheirus epinepheli Ho & Dojiri, 1977. In: Walter, T.C. & Boxshall, G. (2013). World of Copepods database. Accessed through: Walter, T.C. & Boxshall, G. (2013). World of Copepods database at http://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=352724 on 2013-05-25