Lepeophtheirus is a genus of sea louse. The best-known species is L. salmonis, the salmon louse. Other species include L. pectoralis, which uses flatfish as its host, particularly the European flounder,[4] and is also the type species of the genus Lepeophtheirus.[3]

Species

Lepeophtheirus contains 122 species:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall. Walter TC, Boxshall G (eds.). "Lepeophtheirus von Nordmann, 1832". World of Copepods Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Lepeophtheirus Nordmann, 1832". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  3. ^ a b Walter, T. Chad, Boxshall, G. (2008). Walter TC, Boxshall G (eds.). "Lepeophtheirus pectoralis (Müller O.F., 1776)". World of Copepods Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  4. ^ "October 14 - Lepeophtheirus pectoralis". Parasite of the day. 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2013.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepeophtheirus
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