WoRMS name details
Lernaeolophus recurvus Wilson C.B., 1913
352930 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:352930)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Wilson, C.B. (1913). Crustacean parasites of West Indian fishes and land crabs, with descriptions of new genera and species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 44(1950):189-227, pls. 18-53. (3-iv-1913), available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.44-1950.189 [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Lernaeolophus recurvus Wilson C.B., 1913. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=352930 on 2026-02-18
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Nomenclature
original description
Wilson, C.B. (1913). Crustacean parasites of West Indian fishes and land crabs, with descriptions of new genera and species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 44(1950):189-227, pls. 18-53. (3-iv-1913), available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.44-1950.189 [details] 
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Ho, J.S. & Y. Honma. (1983). Lernaeolophus aceratus, a new species of copepod parasitic on rainbowfish from the Sea of Japan, with notes on food and feeding. Journal of Crustacean Biology 3(2):321-328, figs.1-20., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/1548267 [details] Available for editors
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Other
additional source
Bashirullah, A.K. (1975). Records of Lernaeolophus sp. (Copepoda) in the fish Lutjanus griseus(Linn.) with multiple epizoic organisms on the copepod. BoletÃn del Instituto Oceanográfico de Venezuela, Universidad de Oriente 14(2):247-250, figs. 1-2. [details] Available for editors
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