Lernanthropus brevoortiae (lat.) Is a species of copepods of the family Lernanthropidae . They parasitize on the gills of herring fish, including the Atlantic Menhaden ( Brevoortia tyrannus ), Brevoortia patronus , Pomolobus mediocris [1] [3] [4] .
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 Adult female (c ventral and dorsal side) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lernanthropus brevoortiae Rathbun , 1887 [1] [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Species of Lernanthropus brevoortiae (English) in the World Register of Marine Species . (Retrieved March 18, 2012)
- ↑ Rathbun, R. (1887). Descriptions of new species of parasitic copepods, belonging to the genera Trebius , Perissopus , and Lernanthropus . Proceedings of the United States National Museum 10 : 559–571. Text (English) (Retrieved March 22, 2012)
- ↑ VanderKooy, SJ, Smith, JW (2002). The Menhaden fishery of the Gulf of Mexico, United States: A regional management plan. Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission 99 : 1–143. Text (link unavailable) (English) (Retrieved March 18, 2012)
- ↑ Wilson, CB (1924). New North American parasitic copepods, new hosts, and notes on copepod nomenclature. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 2509 : 1–22. P. 12 Text (English) (Retrieved March 18, 2012)