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Lepeophtheirus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Caligidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Genus

Subclass
  
Copepod

Subphylum
  
Crustacea

Scientific name
  
Lepeophtheirus

Higher classification
  
Sea louse

Order
  
Siphonostomatoida

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Similar
  
Salmon louse, Sea louse, Caligus, Copepod, Caligus elongatus

Lepeophtheirus sekii


Lepeophtheirus is a genus of sea lice. The best-known species is L. salmonis, the salmon louse. Other species include L. pectoralis, which uses flatfish as its host, particularly the European flounder, and is also the type species of the genus Lepeophtheirus.

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Species

Lepeophtheirus contains 122 species:

References

Lepeophtheirus Wikipedia