Fish lice
Fish lice are the family Argulidae, or 'carp lice'. They are a group of parasitic crustaceans in the class Maxillopoda.
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| Order: | Arguloida Yamaguti, 1963
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| Family: | Argulidae Leach, 1819
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Although they are thought to be primitive forms, they have no fossil record. Argulidae is the only family in the order Arguloida (occasionally "Arguloidea"),[1] although a second family, Dipteropeltidae, has been proposed.[2]
References
- ↑ Joel W. Martin & George E. Davis. An updated classification of the Recent Crustacea (2001)Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. p. 132 pp. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ↑ P. Myers R.. Animal Diversity Web: Arguloidea (2006)University of Michigan. Retrieved 2014-05-21.