| Bomolochidae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Cyclopoida |
| Suborder: | Ergasilida |
| Family: | Bomolochidae Claus, 1875 |
| Synonyms | |
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Tegobomolochidae Izawa, 1976 | |
Bomolochidae is a family of copepods parasitic on marine fishes. Most species parasitize the gills of fish, but some species live in the nostrils or on the eyes of their hosts. The family contains just over 150 species from the following genera:
- Acanthocolax Vervoort, 1969
- Acantholochus Cressey, 1984
- Bomolochus Nordmann, 1832
- Boylea Cressey, 1977
- Ceratocolax Vervoort, 1965
- Cresseyus Ho & Lin, 2006
- Dicrobomolochus Vervoort, 1969
- Hamaticolax Ho & Lin, 2006
- Holobomolochus Vervoort, 1969
- Holocolax Cressey, 1982
- Megacolax Izawa, 2021
- Naricolax Ho, Do & Kasahara, 1983
- Neobomolochus Cressey, 1981
- Nothobomolochus Vervoort, 1962
- Orbitacolax Shen, 1957
- Paraorbitacolax Izawa, 2021
- Pseudoeucanthus Brian, 1906
- Pseudorbitacolax Pillai, 1971
- Pumiliopes Shen, 1957
- Pumiliopsis Pillai, 1967
- Tegobomolochus Izawa, 1976
- Triceracolax Izawa, 2021
- Unicolax Cressey & Cressey, 1980
References
- ^ T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall (2021). T. C. Walter & G. Boxshall (ed.). "Bomolochidae". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Archived from the original on 2011-08-26. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- Boxshall, G; Halsey, FS (2004). An introduction to copepod diversity. Ray Society. ISBN 0903874318.
- Bernot, James P.; Boxshall, Geoffrey A. (2019). "Two new species of parasitic copepods from the genera Nothobomolochus and Unicolax (Cyclopoida: Bomolochidae) from Australian waters". PeerJ. 7: e6858. doi:10.7717/peerj.6858. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 6505424. PMID 31114718.
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