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Copepoda taxon details

Lernaea Linnaeus, 1758

Lernaea cyprinacea
Lernaea cyprinacea

149776  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:149776)

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Perulernaea Thatcher & Paredes, 1985 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Lernaea arcuata Soejanto, 1965
  2. Species Lernaea argentinensis Paggi, 1972
  3. Species Lernaea bagri Harding, 1950
  4. Species Lernaea barbicola Leigh-Sharpe, 1930
  5. Species Lernaea barilii Harding, 1950
  6. Species Lernaea barnimiana (Hartmann, 1865)
  7. Species Lernaea bengalensis Gnanamuthu, 1951
  8. Species Lernaea bhadraensis Seenappa, Manohar & Shetty, 1980
  9. Species Lernaea bistricornis Harding, 1950
  10. Species Lernaea catostomi (Krøyer, 1863)
  11. Species Lernaea composita Wilson C.B., 1924
  12. Species Lernaea cruciata (Lesueur, 1824)
  13. Species Lernaea ctenopharyngodontis Yin, 1960
  14. Species Lernaea devastatrix Boxshall, Montú & Schwarzbold, 1997
  15. Species Lernaea diceracephala (Cunnington, 1914)
  16. Species Lernaea dolabrodes Wilson C.B., 1917
  17. Species Lernaea gambusiae Koul & Raina, 1990
  18. Species Lernaea gamitanae (Thatcher & Paredes, 1985)
  19. Species Lernaea gonionoti Kularatne, 1993
  20. Species Lernaea haplocephala (Cunnington, 1914)
  21. Species Lernaea hardingi Fryer, 1956
  22. Species Lernaea hesaragattensis Srinivasachar & Sundarabai, 1971
  23. Species Lernaea inflata Fryer, 1961
  24. Species Lernaea insolens Wilson C.B., 1919
  25. Species Lernaea kashmirensis Malhotra & Jyoti, 1972
  26. Species Lernaea lagenula (Heller, 1865)
  27. Species Lernaea lavareti Fabricius, 1794
  28. Species Lernaea lophiara Harding, 1950
  29. Species Lernaea minima Otte, 1965
  30. Species Lernaea multiobosa Jafri & Mahar, 2003
  31. Species Lernaea octocornua Yin, 1960
  32. Species Lernaea oryzophila Monod, 1932
  33. Species Lernaea osphronemi Thomas & Hameed, 1988
  34. Species Lernaea palati Harding, 1950
  35. Species Lernaea papuensis Boxshall, 1981
  36. Species Lernaea parasiluri Yü, 1938
  37. Species Lernaea phoxinacea (Krøyer, 1863)
  38. Species Lernaea pirapitingae (Thatcher, 2000)
  39. Species Lernaea piscinae Harding, 1950
  40. Species Lernaea polymorpha Yü, 1938
  41. Species Lernaea pomotidis (Krøyer, 1863)
  42. Species Lernaea quadrinucifera Yin, 1960
  43. Species Lernaea rhodei Hu, 1948
  44. Species Lernaea senegali (Zimmermann, 1922)
  45. Species Lernaea taipila Ho & Kim I.H., 1997
  46. Species Lernaea tenuis (Wilson C.B., 1916)
  47. Species Lernaea tilapiae Harding, 1950
  48. Species Lernaea tuberosa Harding, 1950
  49. Species Lernaea variabilis (Wilson C.B., 1916)
  50. Species Lernaea abyssicola Brady, 1883 accepted as Lernaeocera abyssicola (Brady, 1883)
  51. Species Lernaea adunca Strøm, 1762 accepted as Clavella adunca (Strøm, 1762) (synonymy)
  52. Species Lernaea anomala Abildgaard, 1794 accepted as Clavella anomala (Abildgaard, 1794)
  53. Species Lernaea asellina Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lernentoma asellina (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  54. Species Lernaea barnimii (Hartmann, 1870) accepted as Lernaea barnimiana (Hartmann, 1865)
  55. Species Lernaea bichiri (Kurtz, 1922) accepted as Lernaea haplocephala (Cunnington, 1914) (synonym according to Harding (1950))
  56. Species Lernaea brachialis Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Lernaeocera branchialis (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  57. Species Lernaea branchialis Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Lernaeocera branchialis (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    1. Subspecies Lernaea branchialis sigmoidea Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861 accepted as Lernaeocera branchialis (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  58. Species Lernaea carassii Tidd, 1933 accepted as Lernaea cyprinacea Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Lernaea cyprinacea cyprinacea Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, synonym according to Harding (1950))
  59. Species Lernaea cirrhosa de la Martinière, 1787 accepted as Pennella filosa (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  60. Species Lernaea clavata Müller O.F., 1776 accepted as Peniculus clavatus (O.F. Müller, 1776) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  61. Species Lernaea cornuta Müller O.F., 1776 accepted as Schisturus cornutus (Müller O.F., 1776) accepted as Acanthochondria cornuta (Müller O.F., 1776) (synonym)
  62. Species Lernaea cyclophora Blainville, 1822 accepted as Lernaeenicus sprattae (Sowerby, 1806) (synonymy)
  63. Species Lernaea cyclopterina Müller O.F., 1776 accepted as Haemobaphes cyclopterina (Müller O.F., 1776) (according to Kabata, 1979)
  64. Species Lernaea cyprinacea Hermann, 1783 accepted as Salmincola salmoneus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > nomen nudum, synonym according to Wilson, 1915)
  65. Species Lernaea dalmanni Retzius, 1830 accepted as Charopinus dalmanni (Retzius, 1830) (synonym)
  66. Species Lernaea diodontis Oken, 1815 accepted as Pennella sagitta (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym according to Wilson (1917) )
  67. Species Lernaea elegans Leigh-Sharpe, 1925 accepted as Lernaea cyprinacea Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Lernaea cyprinacea cyprinacea Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  68. Species Lernaea elongata Grant, 1827 accepted as Ommatokoita elongata (Grant, 1827) (synonym)
  69. Species Lernaea encrasicoli Turton, 1807 accepted as Lernaeenicus encrasicoli (Turton, 1807) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  70. Species Lernaea esocina Hermann, 1783 accepted as Lernaeocera esocina (Hermann, 1783) (synonym)
  71. Species Lernaea exocoeti Holten, 1802 accepted as Pennella exocoeti (Holten, 1802) (synonym according to Wilson (1917) )
  72. Species Lernaea gobina Müller O.F., 1776 accepted as Lernentoma gobina (Müller O.F., 1776) accepted as Chondracanthus gobinus (Müller O.F., 1776) accepted as Diocus gobinus (Müller O.F., 1776) (synonym)
  73. Species Lernaea godfroyi Quidor, 1913 accepted as Trifur godfroyi (Quidor, 1913)
  74. Species Lernaea godina Müller O.F., 1776 accepted as Lernaea gobina Müller O.F., 1776 accepted as Lernentoma gobina (Müller O.F., 1776) accepted as Chondracanthus gobinus (Müller O.F., 1776) accepted as Diocus gobinus (Müller O.F., 1776) (mis-spelled species name)
  75. Species Lernaea hemirhamphi Krøyer, 1863 accepted as Lernaeolophus sultanus (Milne Edwards, 1840)
  76. Species Lernaea huchonis Schrank, 1786 accepted as Basanistes huchonis (Schrank, 1786)
  77. Species Lernaea laterobrachialis Fryer, 1959 accepted as Opistholernaea laterobrachialis (Fryer, 1959) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  78. Species Lernaea longa Harding, 1950 accepted as Opistholernaea longa (Harding, 1950)
  79. Species Lernaea lotellae Thomson G.M., 1890 accepted as Trifur tortuosus Wilson C.B., 1917 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  80. Species Lernaea luciopercae Richter, 1754 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  81. Species Lernaea lumpi Scott T., 1901 accepted as Lernaeocera branchialis (Linnaeus, 1767) (synonym)
  82. Species Lernaea lusci Bassett-Smith, 1896 accepted as Lernaeocera lusci (Bassett-Smith, 1896) (synonymy)
  83. Species Lernaea merlangi Holten, 1802 accepted as Lernaea merluccii Holten, 1802 accepted as Chondracanthus merluccii (Holten, 1802) (not mentioned in Holten, 1802, presumably a lapsus for L. merluccii)
  84. Species Lernaea merluccii Holten, 1802 accepted as Chondracanthus merluccii (Holten, 1802) (synonym)
  85. Species Lernaea minuta Scott T., 1900 accepted as Lernaeocera minuta (Scott T., 1900)
  86. Species Lernaea ninnii Richiardi, 1880 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  87. Species Lernaea nodosa Müller O.F., 1776 accepted as Chondracanthus nodosus (Müller O.F., 1776) (synonym)
  88. Species Lernaea ocularis Cuvier, 1830 accepted as Lernaeenicus sprattae (Sowerby, 1806)
  89. Species Lernaea parasiluri Yamaguti, 1939 (unaccepted > unavailable name, Lernaea parasiluri Yu, 1938)
  90. Species Lernaea pectoralis Müller O.F., 1776 accepted as Lepeophtheirus pectoralis (Müller O.F., 1776) (synonymy)
  91. Species Lernaea pinnarum Fabricius, 1779 accepted as Clavella adunca (Strøm, 1762) (synonym according to Wilson, 1917 see Damkaer, 2002)
  92. Species Lernaea radiata Müller O.F., 1776 accepted as Chondracanthodes radiatus (Müller O.F., 1776) (synonym)
  93. Species Lernaea ranae Stunkard & Cable, 1931 accepted as Lernaea cyprinacea Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Lernaea cyprinacea cyprinacea Linnaeus, 1758 (synonymy)
  94. Species Lernaea rigida Krøyer, 1863 accepted as Trifur tortuosus Wilson C.B., 1917 (member of Trifur and possible synonym )
  95. Species Lernaea salmonea Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Salmincola salmoneus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  96. Species Lernaea spratta Sowerby, 1806 accepted as Lernaeenicus sprattae (Sowerby, 1806) (synonymy)
  97. Species Lernaea surrirai (Blainville, 1822) accepted as Lernaeenicus sprattae (Sowerby, 1806) (synonymy)
  98. Species Lernaea temnocephala (Cunnington, 1914) accepted as Lernaea barnimii (Hartmann, 1870) accepted as Lernaea barnimiana (Hartmann, 1865) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  99. Species Lernaea tentaculis Linnaeus, 1746 accepted as Lernaea cyprinacea Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Lernaea cyprinacea cyprinacea Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, synonym according to Harding (1950))
    1. Subspecies Lernaea tentaculis quatuor Linnaeus, 1746 accepted as Lernaea cyprinacea Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Lernaea cyprinacea cyprinacea Linnaeus, 1758
  100. Species Lernaea tortua (Kellicott, 1881) accepted as Lernaea catostomi (Krøyer, 1863) (synonym according to Harding (1950))
    1. Subspecies Lernaea tortua coquae Dolley, 1940
  101. Species Lernaea uncinata Müller O.F., 1776 accepted as Anchorella uncinata (Müller O.F., 1776) accepted as Clavella adunca (Strøm, 1762) (synonymy)
  102. Species Lernaea unicinata Müller O.F., 1776 accepted as Clavella adunca (Strøm, 1762) (synonym)
  103. Species Lernaea werneri (Kurtz, 1922) accepted as Lernaea composita Wilson C.B., 1924 (synonym according to Harding (1950))
  104. Species Lernaea brachycera Yü, 1938 represented as Lernaea cyprinacea brachycera (Yü, 1938)
  105. Species Lernaea chackoensis Gnanamuthu, 1951 represented as Lernaea cyprinacea chakoensis (Gnanamuthu, 1951)
  106. Species Lernaea cyprinacea Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Lernaea cyprinacea cyprinacea Linnaeus, 1758
    1. Subspecies Lernaea cyprinacea brachycera (Yü, 1938)
    2. Subspecies Lernaea cyprinacea chakoensis (Gnanamuthu, 1951)
    3. Subspecies Lernaea cyprinacea cyprinacea Linnaeus, 1758
    4. Subspecies Lernaea cyprinacea elegans Leigh-Sharpe, 1925
    5. Subspecies Lernaea cyprinacea macropodi Hu, 1948
    6. Subspecies Lernaea cyprinacea mastacembeli Hu, 1948
  107. Species Lernaea basteri Blainville, 1822 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  108. Species Lernaea gadniminuti Hesse, 1870 (uncertain)
  109. Species Lernaea lotae Hermann, 1783 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, Wilson, 1917 considered this was not a lernaeid; it may be one but is inadequately described for certain identification according to Kabata, 1979)
  110. Species Lernaea marionis Blainville, 1822 (uncertain)
  111. Species Lernaea minuta Kuang, in Kuang & Qian, 1983 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, previously occupied taxa Lernaea minuta Scott T., 1900 )
  112. Species Lernaea multicornis Cuvier, 1830 (uncertain)
  113. Species Lernaea sieboldi Koch, 1860 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, synonym according to Brian, 1912 & Ben Hassin 1983 but neither author referenced Koch 1860, therefore nomen nudum)
  114. Species Lernaea squamicola Hermann, 1783 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, not a lernaeid according to Wilson, 1917)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Lernaea Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=149776 on 2025-05-28
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2005-03-30 12:51:50Z
created
Cuvelier, Daphne
2007-05-16 17:38:43Z
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Vanden Berghe, Edward
2009-02-19 14:01:53Z
checked
Boxshall, Geoff
2011-04-05 08:08:50Z
changed
Boxshall, Geoff
2020-10-11 14:40:05Z
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Walter, T. Chad
2023-12-03 16:22:09Z
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Boxshall, Geoff

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Perulernaea Thatcher & Paredes, 1985) Thatcher, V.E. & V. Paredes. (1985). A parasitic copepod, Perulernaea gamitanae gen. et sp. nov. (Cyclopoida: Lernaeidae), from the nasal fossae of a Peruvian Amazon food fish. Amazoniana 9(2):169-175, figs. 1-14. (vi-1985, Portuguese summary.) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record 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 Wilson, C.B. (1917). North American parasitic copepods belonging to the Lernaeidae with a revision of the entire family. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 53(2194):1-150, pls. 1-21. (13-vi-1917). [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Blainevlle, H.M.D. de. (1823). Lernée, Lernaea. Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles, etc. 26:112-130. [details] 

additional source Cotton, W.H. (1938). The 'Anchor Worm' - Lernaea. <em>Aquarist and Pondkeeper.</em> 8:118-119, fig. 1. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Dollfus, R.P. (1960). Mission, M. Blanc, F. d'Aubenton (1954) VII. Copépodes parasites de téléostéens du Niger. [Mission, M. Blanc, F. d'Aubenton (1954) VII. Copepod parasites of teleosts from Niger.]. <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire, Série A, Sciences Naturelles.</em> 22(1):170-192. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [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  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 Poddoubnava, A.V. (1978). K zoogeografii rakoobraznykh roda Lernaea Linne, 1746. [On zoogeography of Crustacea of the genus Lernaea Linne, 1746.]. <em>Trudy Vsesoyuznogo Nauchno-Issledovatel'skogo Instituta Prudovogo Rybnogo Khozyaistva.</em> 27: 111-124, illustr. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
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3x5 C.B.Wilson Taxonomic Card - Lernaea Document hosted within Copepoda 
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Perulernaea Document hosted within Copepoda (from synonym Perulernaea Thatcher & Paredes, 1985)
3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Lernaea Document hosted within Copepoda 
3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Perulernaea Document hosted within Copepoda (from synonym Perulernaea Thatcher & Paredes, 1985)
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