WoRMS taxon details
Chondracanthus merluccii (Holten, 1802)
128764 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:128764)
accepted
Species
Chondracanthus merlangi (Holten, 1802) · unaccepted (synonym)
Chondracanthus stramineus Wilson C.B., 1923 · unaccepted (synonym)
Chondracanthus xiphiae Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lernaea merlangi Holten, 1802 · unaccepted (not mentioned in Holten, 1802,...)
not mentioned in Holten, 1802, presumably a lapsus for L. merluccii
Lernaea merluccii Holten, 1802 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Lernaea merluccii Holten, 1802) Holten, H.S. (1802). VII. Anmaerkininger till Beskrivelsen over Zeus guttatus samt Beskrivelser over tvende nye Arter Lernaer. [VII. Notes on the description of Zeus guttatus and descriptions of two new species of Lernaeans.]. <em>Kongelige Danske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter.</em> 5(2): 129-137, pl. 3 figs. 2-3. [details] 
Distribution Newfoundland to Bay of Fundy
Distribution Newfoundland to Bay of Fundy [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Chondracanthus merluccii (Holten, 1802). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=128764 on 2025-05-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Chondracanthus stramineus Wilson C.B., 1923) Wilson, C.B. (1923). New species of parasitic copepods from southern Africa. <em>Göteborgs Kungliche Vetenskaps- och Vitterhets-Samhälles Handlingar (= Meddelanden Göteborgs Musei Zoologiska Avdelning 19).</em> (4)25(6):1-11, pls. 1-2. [details]
original description (of Chondracanthus xiphiae Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348 [details]
original description (of Lernaea merluccii Holten, 1802) Holten, H.S. (1802). VII. Anmaerkininger till Beskrivelsen over Zeus guttatus samt Beskrivelser over tvende nye Arter Lernaer. [VII. Notes on the description of Zeus guttatus and descriptions of two new species of Lernaeans.]. <em>Kongelige Danske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter.</em> 5(2): 129-137, pl. 3 figs. 2-3. [details]
original description (of Lernaea merlangi Holten, 1802) Holten, H.S. (1802). VII. Anmaerkininger till Beskrivelsen over Zeus guttatus samt Beskrivelser over tvende nye Arter Lernaer. [VII. Notes on the description of Zeus guttatus and descriptions of two new species of Lernaeans.]. <em>Kongelige Danske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter.</em> 5(2): 129-137, pl. 3 figs. 2-3. [details]
basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Chondracanthus xiphiae Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348 [details]
original description (of Lernaea merluccii Holten, 1802) Holten, H.S. (1802). VII. Anmaerkininger till Beskrivelsen over Zeus guttatus samt Beskrivelser over tvende nye Arter Lernaer. [VII. Notes on the description of Zeus guttatus and descriptions of two new species of Lernaeans.]. <em>Kongelige Danske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter.</em> 5(2): 129-137, pl. 3 figs. 2-3. [details]
original description (of Lernaea merlangi Holten, 1802) Holten, H.S. (1802). VII. Anmaerkininger till Beskrivelsen over Zeus guttatus samt Beskrivelser over tvende nye Arter Lernaer. [VII. Notes on the description of Zeus guttatus and descriptions of two new species of Lernaeans.]. <em>Kongelige Danske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter.</em> 5(2): 129-137, pl. 3 figs. 2-3. [details]
basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
additional source
Hogans, W.E. (1993). Guide to common external parasites of fishes of the Canadian Atlantic: I. Crustacea: Isopoda, Amphipoda, Brachiura & Copepoda. ARC Species ID Leaflet #93-01-INV. [details]
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
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additional source Ho, J.S. (1971). Parasitic copepods of the family Chondracanthidae from fishes of eastern North America. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 87:1-38, figs. 1-26. (7-vii-1971). [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Gusev, A.V. (1987). Class Crustacea Lamarck, 1801. <em>In: Bauer, O.N. (ed.). Opredelitel' parazitov presnovodnykh ryb SSSR. [Key to the Parasites of Freshwater Fishes of the USSR.] Opredeliteli po Faune SSSR, Zoologicheskii Instituta SSSR. Nauka, Leningrad.</em> 3(149):378-432. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Kabata, Z. (1979). Parasitic Copepoda of British Fishes. <em>The Ray Society, London.</em> 152: i-xii, 1-468, figs. 1-203. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Krøyer, H. (1837). Om Snyltekrebsene, isaer med Hensyn til den danske Fauna. III. Formbeskrivelser (Fortsaettelse).[Concerning parasitic Crustacea with special reference to the Danish fauna. ]. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift Ser. I.</em> 1(3): 252-302, pl. 3. [details]
additional source Markevich, A.P. (1956). Paraziticheskie veslonogie ryb SSSR. [Parasitic copepods of fishes of the USSR.]. <em>Akademiya Nauk Ukraine SSR, Institut Zoology, Kiev.</em> 259 pp. figs. 1-153. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Oakley, C.L. (1930). The Chondracanthidae (Crustacea: Copepoda); with a description of five new genera and one new species. Parasitology, Cambridge 22:182-201, figs. 1-8. (24-iii-1930) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Della Valle, A. (1881). Crostacei parassiti dei pesci del Mare Adriatico. [Crustaceans parasitic on fish in the Adriatic Sea.]. <em>Bollettino della Società Adriatica di Scienze Naturali, Trieste.</em> 6(1):55-90. [for 1880]. [details]
additional source Wilson, C.B. (1932). The copepods of the Woods Hole region, Massachusetts. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 158:1-635, figs. 1-316, pls. 1-41. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Öktener, A. & M. Sirin. (2019). Occurrence of Chondracanthus merluccii (Holten, 1802) and Chondracanthus angustatus Heller, 1865 (Copepoda: Chondracanthidae) in Turkish Marine Waters. <em>Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences.</em> 35:201-208., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-018-0110-1 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
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
[request]additional source Ho, J.S. (1971). Parasitic copepods of the family Chondracanthidae from fishes of eastern North America. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 87:1-38, figs. 1-26. (7-vii-1971). [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Gusev, A.V. (1987). Class Crustacea Lamarck, 1801. <em>In: Bauer, O.N. (ed.). Opredelitel' parazitov presnovodnykh ryb SSSR. [Key to the Parasites of Freshwater Fishes of the USSR.] Opredeliteli po Faune SSSR, Zoologicheskii Instituta SSSR. Nauka, Leningrad.</em> 3(149):378-432. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Kabata, Z. (1979). Parasitic Copepoda of British Fishes. <em>The Ray Society, London.</em> 152: i-xii, 1-468, figs. 1-203. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Krøyer, H. (1837). Om Snyltekrebsene, isaer med Hensyn til den danske Fauna. III. Formbeskrivelser (Fortsaettelse).[Concerning parasitic Crustacea with special reference to the Danish fauna. ]. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift Ser. I.</em> 1(3): 252-302, pl. 3. [details]
additional source Markevich, A.P. (1956). Paraziticheskie veslonogie ryb SSSR. [Parasitic copepods of fishes of the USSR.]. <em>Akademiya Nauk Ukraine SSR, Institut Zoology, Kiev.</em> 259 pp. figs. 1-153. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Oakley, C.L. (1930). The Chondracanthidae (Crustacea: Copepoda); with a description of five new genera and one new species. Parasitology, Cambridge 22:182-201, figs. 1-8. (24-iii-1930) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Della Valle, A. (1881). Crostacei parassiti dei pesci del Mare Adriatico. [Crustaceans parasitic on fish in the Adriatic Sea.]. <em>Bollettino della Società Adriatica di Scienze Naturali, Trieste.</em> 6(1):55-90. [for 1880]. [details]
additional source Wilson, C.B. (1932). The copepods of the Woods Hole region, Massachusetts. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 158:1-635, figs. 1-316, pls. 1-41. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Öktener, A. & M. Sirin. (2019). Occurrence of Chondracanthus merluccii (Holten, 1802) and Chondracanthus angustatus Heller, 1865 (Copepoda: Chondracanthidae) in Turkish Marine Waters. <em>Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences.</em> 35:201-208., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-018-0110-1 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Newfoundland to Bay of Fundy [details]Habitat parasitic species (hosts: White, Silver and Longfin hakes) [details]
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chondracanthus merluccii)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chondracanthus merluccii)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (16 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chondracanthus merluccii)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chondracanthus merluccii)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (16 records)
To ITIS
