Argulidae - Wikipedia
Branchiurans are obligate ectoparasites that are found primarily on marine and freshwater fish (only the genus Argulus occurs in marine environments), [13] but can also be found on other …
FA184/FA184: Argulus (Fish Louse) Infections in Fish - EDIS
Argulus species (Family: Argulidae), more commonly known as fish lice, are members of a large group of branchiuran parasites that infest and cause disease in fish. The argulids are …
Branchiura - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
For many years, the Branchiura, or “fish lice,” were classified as a group of Copepoda (Wilson, 1944) and earlier as Branchiopoda, but their separation as a distinct taxon is now widely …
Optimal temperature for adults is 23 to 28°C. Adults may live free from a host for up to 15 days. Argulus infects all age classes of the hosts on which they occur, being particularly infective to …
Collecting and Processing Branchiurans - Oxford Academic
Nov 1, 2016 · Branchiurans are ectoparasites of primarily fishes, hence their common name of “fishlice.” Branchiurans also use amphibians and invertebrates as hosts. Fishlice are most …
Branchiura (Fish Lice) - Encyclopedia.com
Branchiurans are ectoparasites of fishes, but are occasionally reported from the tadpoles of amphibians. They live mainly in freshwater habitats, both running and static water, and may …
Fish Lice (Argulus japonicus) in Goldfish (Carassius auratus)
Fish lice (Argulus spp; family Argulidae) are branchiuran crustaceans that parasitize both marine and freshwater fishes. Argulus spp can be a major threat to fish health, because heavy …
Branchiura - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Fish lice (Argulus spp.) are branchiuran crustaceans that parasitize both marine and freshwater fishes (Wafer et al., 2015). As with anchor worms and flukes, usual causes for fish lice are …
Branchiura - A compendium of the geographical distribution …
Oct 25, 2016 · The argulid branchiuran Argulus coregoni Thorell, 1864 is a skin parasite of freshwater fishes in northern Europe and eastern Asia (Neethling and Avenant-Oldewage …
(PDF) 24. Branchiura - ResearchGate
Jun 17, 2014 · Based on the molecular phylogeny a likely evolutionary scenario is that the ancestral branchiuran used hooks (on the first maxilla) for attachment, as seen in Dolops, of …