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 | |
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| Female Acanthochondria limandae attached to Limanda limanda. The two white cylindrical objects are its egg sacs. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Cyclopoida |
| Family: | Chondracanthidae |
| Genus: | Acanthochondria |
| Species: | A. limandae
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| Binomial name | |
| Acanthochondria limandae (Krøyer, 1863)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Chondracanthus limandae Krøyer, 1863 | |
Acanthochondria limandae was first described by the Danish zoologist Henrik Nikolai Krøyer in 1863 as Chondracanthus limandae.[1]
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kabata, Z. (1959). "Ecology of the genus Acanthochondria Oakley (Copepod, Parasitica)". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 38: 249–261. doi:10.1017/s0025315400006056.
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