Acanthochondria limandae
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Acanthochondria limandae is a species of copepods in the family Chondracanthidae.[1] They are host-specific ectoparasites of two species of flatfish: the common dab (Limanda limanda) and the European flounder (Platichthys flesus). They attach themselves to the bases of the gill arches of their hosts. They can infest as much as 2 to 30% of fish in a given population.[2]
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Acanthochondria limandae | |
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Female Acanthochondria limandae attached to Limanda limanda. The two white cylindrical objects are its egg sacs. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Copepoda |
Order: | Cyclopoida |
Family: | Chondracanthidae |
Genus: | Acanthochondria |
Species: | A. limandae |
Binomial name | |
Acanthochondria limandae (Krøyer, 1863) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Chondracanthus limandae Krøyer, 1863 |
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Acanthochondria limandae was first described by the Danish zoologist Henrik Nikolai Krøyer in 1863 as Chondracanthus limandae.[1]