WoRMS name details
Ergasilus japonicus Harada, 1930
351585 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:351585)
unaccepted (synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Harada, I. (1930). Studies on freshwater fauna of Formosa (I). A new copepod species parasitic on Formosan fresh-water fishes. Journal of the Society of Tropical Agriculture 2(1):71-76, figs. 1-2, pl. 1. (ix-1930) (Reprinted in: Contributions from the Zoological laboratory, Taihoku Imperial University, Formosa) [details] Available for editors 
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Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Ergasilus japonicus Harada, 1930. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=351585 on 2026-11-15
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Nomenclature
original description
Harada, I. (1930). Studies on freshwater fauna of Formosa (I). A new copepod species parasitic on Formosan fresh-water fishes. Journal of the Society of Tropical Agriculture 2(1):71-76, figs. 1-2, pl. 1. (ix-1930) (Reprinted in: Contributions from the Zoological laboratory, Taihoku Imperial University, Formosa) [details] Available for editors [request]
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additional source
Muroga, K., S. Ue & N. Ueki. (1974). On a parasitic copepod, Ergasilus japonicus, from bluegill sunfish. <em>Fish Pathology.</em> 8(2):152-155., available online at https://doi.org/10.3147/jsfp.8.152 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Transfer authority Yin, 1956 [details]
