Argulidae
Sign in to saveThe family Argulidae, whose members are commonly known as carp lice or fish lice, (not to be confused with Caligidae, also commonly referred to as sea lice) are parasitic crustaceans in the class Ichthyostraca. It is the only family in the monotypic subclass Branchiura and the order Arguloida, although a second family, Dipteropeltidae, has been proposed.
Species
fish lice
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMaxillopoda
- OrderArguloida
- FamilyArgulidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 17
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Argulidae
- Collections
- AUM, NCSM, NMV, CAS, USNM, NRM
- Recorded in
- United States, Australia, Peru, Angola, Sweden, Brazil
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- topic's main category
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- Commons category
- Argulidae
- taxon common name
- Fish Lice
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Description
- Distribution and habitat
- Behaviour and ecology
- Parasitism
- Reproduction
- Impact
- References
- External links
The family Argulidae, whose members are commonly known as carp lice or fish lice, (not to be confused with Caligidae, also commonly referred to as sea lice) are parasitic crustaceans in the class Ichthyostraca. It is the only family in the monotypic subclass Branchiura and the order Arguloida, although a second family, Dipteropeltidae, has been proposed.
== Taxonomy ==
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