Achtheres percarum

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Achtheres percarum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Hexanauplia
Subclass: Copepoda
Order: Siphonostomatoida
Family: Lernaeopodidae
Genus: Achtheres
Species:
A. percarum
Binomial name
Achtheres percarum
Nordmann, 1832

Achtheres percarum is a species of arthropod belonging to the family Lernaeopodidae. [1]

Synonym:

Related Research Articles

Lernaeopodidae is a family of parasitic copepods. The females are typically large and fleshy, and attach to the host permanently using a plug made of chitin called the bulla. The males cling on to the females using their antennae. The family contains the following genera:

Achtheres is a genus of arthropods belonging to the family Lernaeopodidae.

References

  1. 1 2 "Achtheres percarum Nordmann, 1832". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
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