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Argulus Müller O.F., 1785

Argulus sp.
Argulus sp.

104071  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:104071)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Crustacea (Subphylum)
  5. Oligostraca (Superclass)
  6. Ichthyostraca (Class)
  7. Branchiura (Subclass)
  8. Arguloida (Order)
  9. Argulidae (Family)
  10. Argulus (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Agenor Risso, 1826 · unaccepted
Diprosia Rafinesque, 1814 · unaccepted (synonym)
Huargulus Yü, 1938 · unaccepted (Based on juveniles of Argulus)
Ozolus Latreille, 1802 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Argulus africanus Thiele, 1900
  2. Species Argulus alexandrensis Wilson C.B., 1923
  3. Species Argulus alosae Gould, 1841
  4. Species Argulus amazonicus Malta & Santos-Silva, 1986
  5. Species Argulus ambloplites Wilson C.B., 1920
  6. Species Argulus ambystoma Poly, 2003
  7. Species Argulus americanus Wilson C.B., 1902
  8. Species Argulus angelae Souza, Porto & Malta, 2019
  9. Species Argulus angusticeps Cunnington, 1913
  10. Species Argulus annae Schuurmans Stekhoven J.H. Jr, 1951
  11. Species Argulus appendiculosus Wilson C.B., 1907
  12. Species Argulus arcassonensis Cuénot, 1912
  13. Species Argulus australiensis Byrnes, 1985
  14. Species Argulus belones Kampen, 1909
  15. Species Argulus bengalensis Ramakrishna, 1952
  16. Species Argulus bicolor Bere, 1936
  17. Species Argulus boli Tripathi, 1975
  18. Species Argulus borealis Wilson C.B., 1912
  19. Species Argulus brachypeltis Fryer, 1959
  20. Species Argulus caecus Wilson C.B., 1922
  21. Species Argulus capensis Barnard, 1955
  22. Species Argulus carteri Cunnington, 1931
  23. Species Argulus catostomi Dana & Herrick, 1837
  24. Species Argulus cauveriensis Thomas & Devaraj, 1975
  25. Species Argulus celioi Souza & Malta, 2018
  26. Species Argulus chesapeakensis Cressey, 1971
  27. Species Argulus chicomendesi Malta & Varella, 2000
  28. Species Argulus chilensis Martinez, 1952
  29. Species Argulus chinensis Ku & Wang, 1955
  30. Species Argulus chinensis (Yü, 1938)
  31. Species Argulus chiropteroideus Aguiar, Rosim, Santos, Luque, Ceccarelli, Adriano & Tavares, 2017
  32. Species Argulus chromidis Krøyer, 1863
  33. Species Argulus confusus Rushton-Mellor, 1994
  34. Species Argulus coregoni Thorell, 1865
  35. Species Argulus cubensis Wilson C.B., 1936
  36. Species Argulus cunningtoni Fryer, 1965
  37. Species Argulus dactylopteri Thorell, 1865
  38. Species Argulus dageti Dollfus, 1960
  39. Species Argulus dartevellei Brian, 1940
  40. Species Argulus diversicolor Byrnes, 1985
  41. Species Argulus diversus Wilson C.B., 1944
  42. Species Argulus ellipticaudatus Wang K.N., 1960
  43. Species Argulus elongatus Heller, 1857
  44. Species Argulus ernsti Weibezahn & Cobo, 1964
  45. Species Argulus exiguus Cunnington, 1913
  46. Species Argulus flavescens Wilson C.B., 1916
  47. Species Argulus floridensis Meehan, 1940
  48. Species Argulus fluviatilis Thomas & Devaraj, 1975
  49. Species Argulus foliaceus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  50. Species Argulus fryeri Rushton-Mellor, 1994
  51. Species Argulus funduli Krøyer, 1863
  52. Species Argulus fuscus Bere, 1936
  53. Species Argulus giganteus Ramakrishna, 1952
  54. Species Argulus giordanii Brian, 1959
  55. Species Argulus gracilis Rushton-Mellor, 1994
  56. Species Argulus ichesi Bouvier, 1910
  57. Species Argulus incisus Cunnington, 1913
  58. Species Argulus indicus Weber, 1892
  59. Species Argulus intectus Wilson C.B., 1944
  60. Species Argulus izintwala Van As J.G. & Van As L.L., 2001
  61. Species Argulus japonicus Thiele, 1900
  62. Species Argulus jollymani Fryer, 1956
  63. Species Argulus juparanensis Lemos de Castro, 1949
  64. Species Argulus kosus Avenant-Oldewage, 1994
  65. Species Argulus kunmingensis Shen, 1948
  66. Species Argulus kusafugu Yamaguti & Yamasu, 1959
  67. Species Argulus laticauda Smith S.I., 1874
  68. Species Argulus lepidostei Kellicott, 1877
  69. Species Argulus longicaudatus Wilson C.B., 1944
  70. Species Argulus lunatus Wilson C.B., 1944
  71. Species Argulus macropterus Heegaard, 1962
  72. Species Argulus maculosus Wilson C.B., 1902
  73. Species Argulus maharashtrians Bari, 2018
  74. Species Argulus major Wang K.N., 1960
  75. Species Argulus mangalorensis Natarajan, 1982
  76. Species Argulus matuii Sikama, 1938
  77. Species Argulus meehani Cressey, 1971
  78. Species Argulus megalops Smith S.I., 1874
  79. Species Argulus melanostictus Wilson C.B., 1935
  80. Species Argulus melita Beneden, 1891
  81. Species Argulus mexicanus Pineda, Paramo & del Rio, 1995
  82. Species Argulus mississippiensis Wilson C.B., 1916
  83. Species Argulus mongolianus Tokioka, 1939
  84. Species Argulus monodi Fryer, 1959
  85. Species Argulus moratoi Souza & Malta, 2020
  86. Species Argulus mugili Wang K.N., 1961
  87. Species Argulus multicolor Schuurmans Stekhoven J.H. Jr, 1937
  88. Species Argulus multipocula Barnard, 1955
  89. Species Argulus nativus Kirtisinghe, 1959
  90. Species Argulus nattereri Heller, 1857
  91. Species Argulus niger Wilson C.B., 1902
  92. Species Argulus nobilis Thiele, 1904
  93. Species Argulus onodai Tokioka, 1936
  94. Species Argulus papuensis Rushton-Mellor, 1994
  95. Species Argulus paranensis Ringuelet, 1943
  96. Species Argulus parsi Tripathi, 1975
  97. Species Argulus patagonicus Ringuelet, 1943
  98. Species Argulus personatus Cunnington, 1913
  99. Species Argulus peruvianus Oliva, Duran & Verano, 1980
  100. Species Argulus pestifer Ringuelet, 1948
  101. Species Argulus plecoglossi Yamaguti, 1937
  102. Species Argulus poeyi Fernández Osorio & Corrada Wong, 2015
  103. Species Argulus pugettensis Dana, 1852-1853
  104. Species Argulus puthenveliensis Ramakrishna, 1961
  105. Species Argulus quadristriatus Devaraj & Ameer Hamsa, 1977
  106. Species Argulus reticulatus Wilson C.B., 1920
  107. Species Argulus rhamdiae Wilson C.B., 1936
  108. Species Argulus rhipidiophorus Monod, 1931
  109. Species Argulus rijckmansii Brian, 1940
  110. Species Argulus rotundus Wilson C.B., 1944
  111. Species Argulus rubescens Cunnington, 1913
  112. Species Argulus rubropunctatus Cunnington, 1913
  113. Species Argulus salminei Krøyer, 1863
  114. Species Argulus schoutedeni Monod, 1928
  115. Species Argulus scutiformis Thiele, 1900
  116. Species Argulus sindhensis Mahar & Jafri, 2011
  117. Species Argulus spinulosus Silva, 1980
  118. Species Argulus stizostethii Kellicott, 1880
  119. Species Argulus striatus Cunnington, 1913
  120. Species Argulus taliensis Shen, 1948
  121. Species Argulus tientsinensis Ku & Wang, 1956
  122. Species Argulus trachynoti Brian, 1927
  123. Species Argulus trilineatus Wilson C.B., 1904
  124. Species Argulus tristramellae Paperna, 1967
  125. Species Argulus varians Bere, 1936
  126. Species Argulus ventanensis Taznola & Villegas-Ojeda, 2017
  127. Species Argulus versicolor Wilson C.B., 1902
  128. Species Argulus violaceus Thomsen, 1925
  129. Species Argulus vittatus (Rafinesque, 1814)
  130. Species Argulus wilsoni Brian, 1940
  131. Species Argulus ybatecobe Souza, Porto & Malta, 2018
  132. Species Argulus yucatanus Poly, 2005
  133. Species Argulus yuii Wang K.N., 1958
  134. Species Argulus yunnanensis Shen, 1948
  135. Species Argulus argulus Leach, 1814 accepted as Argulus foliaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym according to Baird, 1850)
  136. Species Argulus armiger Müller O.F., 1785 accepted as Argulus foliaceus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  137. Species Argulus biramosus Bere, 1931 accepted as Argulus appendiculosus Wilson C.B., 1907 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  138. Species Argulus canadensis Wilson C.B., 1916 accepted as Argulus stizostethii Kellicott, 1880 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  139. Species Argulus charon Müller O.F., 1785 accepted as Argulus foliaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym according to Baird, 1850)
  140. Species Argulus delphinus Müller O.F., 1785 accepted as Argulus foliaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym according to Baird, 1850)
  141. Species Argulus giganteus Lucas, 1845 accepted as Argulus vittatus (Rafinesque, 1814) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  142. Species Argulus hylae Lemos de Castro & Gomes-Correa, 1985 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, no description no figures only mentioned as an abstract)
  143. Species Argulus ingens Wilson C.B., 1912 accepted as Argulus nobilis Thiele, 1904 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  144. Species Argulus latus Smith S.I., 1874 accepted as Argulus funduli Krøyer, 1863 (synonym)
  145. Species Argulus otolithi Brian, 1927 accepted as Argulus arcassonensis Cuénot, 1912 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  146. Species Argulus paulensis Wilson C.B., 1924 accepted as Argulus salminei Krøyer, 1863
  147. Species Argulus pelucidus Wagler, 1935 accepted as Argulus japonicus Thiele, 1900 (synonym)
  148. Species Argulus phoxini Leydig, 1871 accepted as Argulus coregoni Thorell, 1865
  149. Species Argulus piperatus Wilson C.B., 1920 accepted as Argulus flavescens Wilson C.B., 1916 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  150. Species Argulus purpureus (Risso, 1826) accepted as Argulus vittatus (Rafinesque, 1814) (synonym)
  151. Species Argulus rothschildi Leigh-Sharpe, 1933 accepted as Argulus foliaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  152. Species Argulus silvestrii Lahille, 1926 accepted as Argulus nattereri Heller, 1857
  153. Species Argulus smalei Avenant-Oldewage & Oldewage, 1995 accepted as Argulus kosus Avenant-Oldewage, 1994 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  154. Species Argulus viridis Nettovich, 1900 accepted as Argulus foliaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  155. Species Argulus zei Brian, 1924 accepted as Argulus arcassonensis Cuénot, 1912 (synonym)
  156. Species Argulus siamensis Wilson C.B., 1926 represented as Argulus siamensis siamensis Wilson C.B., 1926
  157. Species Argulus matritensis Arevalo, 1921 accepted as Argulus japonicus Thiele, 1900 (uncertain > nomen dubium, synonym)
  158. Species Argulus vierai Fonseca, 1939 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, based on larva stage according to Thatcher (1991))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Müller, O.F. (1785). Entomostraca seu Insecta Testacea, quae in aquis Daniae et Norvegiae reperit, descripsit et iconibus illustravit Otho Fridericus Müller. [The Entomostraca or Insecta Testacea, which he finds in the waters of Denmark and Norway, were described and illustrated by icons by Otho Friedrich Müller.]. <em>F.W. Thiele, Lipsiae & Havniae.</em> 134 pp., index, pls. 1-21. [details] OpenAccess publication
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Argulus Müller O.F., 1785. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104071 on 2025-04-30
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Boxshall, Geoff
2006-09-05 13:59:36Z
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Martinez, Olga
2007-03-12 20:43:02Z
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Vanden Berghe, Edward
2009-05-13 12:00:09Z
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Boxshall, Geoff
2019-06-13 19:13:58Z
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Walter, T. Chad
2020-10-15 11:45:16Z
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Walter, T. Chad

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Nomenclature

original description Müller, O.F. (1785). Entomostraca seu Insecta Testacea, quae in aquis Daniae et Norvegiae reperit, descripsit et iconibus illustravit Otho Fridericus Müller. [The Entomostraca or Insecta Testacea, which he finds in the waters of Denmark and Norway, were described and illustrated by icons by Otho Friedrich Müller.]. <em>F.W. Thiele, Lipsiae & Havniae.</em> 134 pp., index, pls. 1-21. [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Agenor Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. <em>[book series].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5. Paris, F.G. Levrault. vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Diprosia Rafinesque, 1814) Rafinesque, C.S. (1814). Definizioni di 36 nuovi generi di animali marini della Sicilia. [Definitions of 36 new genera of marine animals from Sicily.]. <em>Specchio delle Scienze o Giornale Enciclopedico di Sicilia. Deposito letterario delle moderne cognizioni, scoperte ed osservazioni sopra le Scienze ed Arti.</em> 2: 161-166., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40818344 [details] 

original description (of Huargulus Yü, 1938) Yü, S.C. (1938). On a new freshwater parasitic Copepoda, Huargulus chinensis gen. & sp. nov. Bulletin of the Fan Memorial Institute of Biology, Zoology 8(5):367-372, pl.32. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Ozolus Latreille, 1802) Latreille, P. A. (1802). Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des crustacés et des insectes. [Natural, general and particular history of crustaceans and insects.]. <em>L'imprimerie de F. Dufart, Paris:.</em> vol. 3: 467 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580766 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Boxshall, G.A. (2001). Branchiura. <em>In: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds.). 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.</em> 50:243. (look up in IMIS) [details] OpenAccess publication

Other

context source (PeRMS) Luque, J.L., C. Cruces, J. Chero, F. Paschoal, P.V. Alves, A.C. Silva, L. Sanchez & J. Iannacone. (2016). Checklist of metazoan parasites of fishes from Peru. Lista de verificación de los metazoos parásitos de peces de Perú. <em>Neotropical Helminthology.</em> 10(2), jul-dic: 301-375. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details] 

additional source Latreille, [P.A.]. (1829). Le Règne Animal Distribué d'Après son Organisation, pour Servir de Base a l'Histoire Naturelle des Animaux et d'Introduction a l'Anatomie Comparée par M. Le Baron Cuvier. Nouvelle Édition, Revue et Augmentée. Vol. 4. Crustacés, Arachnides et Partie des Insectes. Paris: Chez Déterville & Chez Crochard. [The Animal Kingdom Distributed According to its Organization, to Serve as a Basis for the Natural History of Animals and as an Introduction to Comparative Anatomy by Mr. Baron Cuvier. New Edition, Revised and Augmented. Vol. 4. Crustaceans, Arachnids and Part of Insects. Paris: Chez Déterville & Chez Crochard]. <em>In: G. Cuvier, Le Regne Animal, 3nd ed., Paris, 4: 99-101.</em> xxvii + 584 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33374495#page/9/mode/1up [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Barnard, K.H. (1955). South African parasitic Copepoda. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 41(5):223-312, figs. 1-33. (ii-1955). [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Causey, D.L. (1959). 'Ye Crowlin Ferlie,' or on the morphology of Argulus. <em>Turtox News, Chicago.</em> 37(8):215-217. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Cressey, R.F. (1972). The genus Argulus (Crustacea: Branchiura) of the United States. Biota of Freshwater Ecosystems. Identification Manual for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, Stock No. 5501-0366 Manual 2:1-14. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Kabata, Z. (1988). Copepoda and Brachiura. In: Margolis, L. & Z. Kabata (eds.). Guide to the parasites of fishes of Canada. Part II. Crustacea. Canadian Special Publication in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 101:3-127, figs. 1-53. (French summary). [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Krøyer, H. (1863-1864). Bidrag til Kundskab om Snyltekrebsene. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift Ser. III.</em> 2(1/2): 75-320, pls. 1-9 [1863]; 2(3): 321-426, pls. 10-18 [1864]. [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Martin, M.F. (1932). On the morphology and classification of Argulus (Crustacea). Proceedings of the Zoological Society, London 1932:771-806, pls.1-5. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Meehean, O.L. (1940). A review of the parasitic Crustacea of the genus Argulus in the collections of the United States National Museum. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 88(3087):459-522, figs. 1-47. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Rushton-Mellor, S.K. (1994). The genus Argulus (Crustacea: Branchiura) in Africa: Identification keys. Systematic Parasitology 28(1):51-63. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Ringuelet, R.A. (1943). Revisión de los argúlidos Argentinos (Crustácea, Branchiura) con el catálogo de las especies neotropicales. [Revision of Argentine argulids (Crustaceae, Branchiura) with a catalogue of Neotropical species.]. <em>Revista del Museo de La Plata, Nueva Serie, Sección Zoología.</em> 3(19):43-99. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Thatcher, V.E. (1991). Amazon fish parasites. Amazoniana 11(3-4):263-571. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Dempster, R.P. (1959). Lindane as treatment for Argulus. Drum & Croaker 1(2):13. [details] 

additional source Meehan, O.L. (1940). A review of the parasitic Crustacea of the genus Argulus in the collections of the United States National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 88(3087): 459-522., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.88-3087.459 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
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English fish lice  [details]
German Fischläuse  [details]
Japanese チョウ属  [details]
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Agenor Document hosted within WoRMS (from synonym Agenor Risso, 1826)
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Argulus Document hosted within WoRMS 
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Huargulus Document hosted within WoRMS (from synonym Huargulus Yü, 1938)
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Ozolus Document hosted within WoRMS (from synonym Ozolus Latreille, 1802)
Argulid infections 
Poly, William Taxonomy of Argulus 
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Argulus sp.
Argulus sp.
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To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 098783)
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