Acanthochondria limandae

Acanthochondria limandae
Female Acanthochondria limandae attached to Limanda limanda. The two white cylindrical objects are its egg sacs.
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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]

Acanthochondria limandae was first described by the Danish zoologist Henrik Nikolai Krøyer in 1863 as Chondracanthus limandae.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Walter TC, Boxshall G, eds. (2024). "Acanthochondria limandae (Krøyer, 1863)". World of Copepods database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  2. ^ Kabata, Z. (1959). "Ecology of the genus Acanthochondria Oakley (Copepod, Parasitica)". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 38 (2): 249–261. Bibcode:1959JMBUK..38..249K. doi:10.1017/s0025315400006056.


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