Chondracanthus merluccii

Chondracanthus merluccii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Maxillopoda
Subclass:	Copepoda
Order:	Poecilostomatoida
Family:	Chondracanthidae
Genus:	Chondracanthus
Species:	C. merluccii
Binomial name
	Chondracanthus merluccii; (Holten, 1802) [1]
Synonyms[1]
	Chondracanthus merlangi (Holten, 1802); Chondracanthus stramineus Wilson C.B., 1923; Chondracanthus xiphiae Cuvier, 1829; Lernaea merlangi Holten, 1802; Lernaea merluccii Holten, 1802;

Chondracanthus merluccii is a species of copepod in the family Chondracanthidae. It is a host-specific ectoparasite of the European hake (Merluccius merluccius). It was first described in 1802 by the Danish zoologist Hans Severin Holten who named it Lernaea merluccii.[1]

Ecology

Both adult females and adult males cling onto the lining of the floor of the mouth and onto the gills of the host fish.[2]

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Boxshall, Geoff (2018). "Chondracanthus merluccii (Holten, 1802)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
Mawdesley-Thomas, Lionel E.; Burris, Kenneth Wayne; Knuckles, Joseph L. (1974). Diseases of Fish. Ardent Media. p. 197. ISBN 978-0-8422-7178-3.

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