Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Superclass Multicrustacea > Class Copepoda > Infraclass Neocopepoda > Superorder Podoplea > Order Siphonostomatoida

Lernanthropidae Kabata, 1979

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Lernanthropinus Ho & Do, 1985
Lernanthropsis Ho & Do, 1985
Lernanthropus de Blainville, 1822
Mitrapus Song & Chen, 1976

Literature

original description	Kabata, Z. (1979). Parasitic Copepoda of British Fishes. The Ray Society, London. 152: i-xii, 1-468, figs. 1-203.
basis of record	Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 252-268
additional source	Jayasree, G.R. (1983). Observations on the family Lernanthropidae (Copepoda). In: John, P.A. (ed.). Selected papers on Crustacea. Prof. (Dr.) N. Krishna Pillai felicitation volume: Prof. N. Krishna Pillai Farewell Committee, Trivandrum, 1983: 1-207 :77-87, figs. 1-15.
additional source	Ho, J.S. & T.T. Do. (1985). Copepods of the family Lernanthropidae parasitic on Japanese marine fishes, with a phylogenetic analysis of the lernanthropid genera. Report of the Sado Marine Biological Station, Niigata University 15:31-76, figs. 1-155, tabs. 1-2. (iii-1985)
additional source	Martin, J.W., & Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA (USA). 124 pp.

Genbank

Citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Lernanthropidae Kabata, 1979. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135526