Fish lice

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Fish lice
Argulus sp. on a stickleback
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Arguloida

Yamaguti, 1963
Family:
Argulidae

Leach, 1819

Fish lice are the family Argulidae, or 'carp lice'. They are a group of parasitic crustaceans in the class Maxillopoda.

Although they are thought to be primitive forms, they have no fossil record. Argulidae is the only family in the order Arguloida (occasionally "Arguloidea"),[1] although a second family, Dipteropeltidae, has been proposed.[2]

References[change | change source]

  1. Joel W. Martin & George E. Davis (2001). An updated classification of the Recent Crustacea (PDF). Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. pp. 132 pp. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  2. P. Myers R.; et al. (2006). "Animal Diversity Web: Arguloidea". University of Michigan. Archived from the original on 2007-12-01. Retrieved 2014-05-21.