''Chondracanthus'' is a parasitic
copepod
Copepods (; meaning 'oar-feet') are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater and saltwater habitat (ecology), habitat. Some species are planktonic (living in the water column), some are benthos, benthic (living on the sedimen ...
genus in the family
Chondracanthidae
Chondracanthidae is a family of parasitic copepods, usually found infecting the branchial chamber of demersal fishes. It comprises the following genera:
*'' Acanthocanthopsis'' Heegaard, 1945
*'' Acanthochondria'' Oakley, 1930
*'' Acanthochondr ...
, containing the following species:
*''
Chondracanthus australis''
Ho, 1991
*''
Chondracanthus barnardi''
Ho, 1972
*''
Chondracanthus brotulae''
Capart, 1959
*''
Chondracanthus colligens''
Barnard, 1955
*''
Chondracanthus cottunculi''
Rathbun, 1886
*''
Chondracanthus deltoideus''
Fraser, 1920
*''
Chondracanthus distortus''
C. B. Wilson, 1922
*''
Chondracanthus genypteri''
G. M. Thomson, 1890
*''
Chondracanthus goldsmidi''
Tang, Andrews & Cobcroft, 2007
*''
Chondracanthus gracilis''
Fraser, 1920
*''
Chondracanthus heterostichi''
Ho, 1972
*''
Chondracanthus horridus''
Heller, 1865
*''
Chondracanthus irregularis''
Fraser, 1920
*''
Chondracanthus janebennettae''
Causey, 1953
*''
Chondracanthus lepidionis''
Kabata, 1970
*''
Chondracanthus lepophidii''
Ho, 1974
*''
Chondracanthus lophii''
Johnston, 1836
*''
Chondracanthus merluccii''
(Holten, 1802)
*''
Chondracanthus multituberculatus''
(Markevich, 1956)
*''
Chondracanthus narium''
Kabata, 1969
*''
Chondracanthus neali''
Leigh-Sharpe, 1930
*''
Chondracanthus nodosus''
(O. F. Müller, 1776)
*''
Chondracanthus ornatus''
T. Scott, 1900
*''
Chondracanthus palpifer''
C. B. Wilson, 1912
*''
Chondracanthus pinguis''
C. B. Wilson, 1912
*''
Chondracanthus polymixiae''
Yamaguti, 1939
*''
Chondracanthus psetti''
Kroyer, 1863
*''
Chondracanthus pusillus''
Kabata, 1968
*''
Chondracanthus shiinoi''
Yamaguti, 1963
*''
Chondracanthus solidus''
(Gusev, 1951)
*''
Chondracanthus theragrae''
Yamaguti, 1939
*''
Chondracanthus triventricosus''
Sekerak, 1970
*''
Chondracanthus tuberculatus''
Nordmann, 1832
*''
Chondracanthus wilsoni''
Ho, 1971
*''
Chondracanthus yabei''
J. S. Ho, I.H. Kim & Nagasawa, 2005
*''
Chondracanthus yanezi''
Atria, 1980
*''
Chondracanthus zei''
Delaroche, 1811
References
Cyclopoida
Cyclopoida genera
Taxa named by François-Étienne de La Roche
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