Argulus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Superclassis: Oligostraca
Classis: Ichthyostraca
Subclassis: Branchiura
Ordo: Arguloida

Familia: Argulidae
Genus: Argulus
Species (131): A. africanus – A. alexandrensis – A. alosae – A. amazonicus – A. ambloplites – A. americanus – A. angusticeps – A. annae – A. appendiculosus – A. arcassonensis – A. argulus – A. armiger – A. australiensis – A. belones – A. bengalensis – A. bicolor – A. boli – A. borealis – A. brachypeltis – A. caecus – A. capensis – A. carteri – A. catostomi – A. cauveriensis – A. charon – A. chesapeakensis – A. chicomendesi – A. chilensis – A. chinensis – A. chiropteroideus – A. chromidis – A. confusus – A. coregoni – A. cubensis – A. dactylopteri – A. dageti – A. dartevellei – A. delphinus – A. diversicolor – A. diversus – A. ellipticaudatus – A. elongatus – A. ernsti – A. exiguus – A. flavescens – A. floridensis – A. fluviatilis – A. foliaceus – A. fryeri – A. funduli – A. fuscus – A. giordanii – A. gracilis – A. hylae – A. ichesi – A. incisus – A. indicus – A. ingens – A. intectus – A. izintwala – A. japonicus – A. jollymani – A. juparanensis – A. kosus – A. kunmingensis – A. kusafugu – A. laticauda – A. lepidostei – A. longicaudatus – A. lunatus – A. macropterus – A. maculosus – A. major – A. mangalorensis – A. matuii – A. meehani – A. megalops – A. melanostictus – A. melita – A. mexicanus – A. mississippiensis – A. mongolianus – A. monodi – A. multicolor – A. multipocula – A. nativus – A. natterei – A. niger – A. nobilis – A. onodai – A. papuensis – A. paranensis – A. parsi – A. patagonicus – A. paulensis – A. personatus – A. pestifer – A. phoxini – A. piperatus – A. pugettensis – A. puthenveliensis – A. quadristriatus – A. reticulatus – A. rhamdiae – A. rhipidiophorus – A. rijckmansii – A. rotundus – A. rubescens – A. rubropunctatus – A. salminei – A. schoutedeni – A. scutiformis – A. siamensis – A. smalei – A. spinulosus – A. stizostethii – A. striatus – A. taliensis – A. tientsinensis – A. trachynoti – A. trilineatus – A. varians – A. versicolor – A. vierai – A. violaceus – A. vittatus – A. wilsoni – A. yucatanus – A. yucatanus – A. yuii – A. yunnanensis
Name

Argulus O.F. Müller, 1785: 121
References

Müller, O.F. 1785. Entomostraca seu Insecta Testacea, quae in aquis Daniae et Norvegiae reperit, descripsit et iconibus illustravit 1–135. (link) Reference page.
Aguiar, J.C., Rosim, D.F., Santos, S.M.C., Luque, J.L., Ceccarelli, P.S., Adriano, E.A. & Tavares, L.E.R. 2017. A new species of Argulus (Crustacea, Branchiura, Argulidae) from the skin of catfish, with new records of branchiurans from wild fish in the Brazilian Pantanal wetland. Zootaxa 4320(3): 447–469. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4320.3.3. Reference page.
Tam, Q. 2005: Aspects of the biology of Argulus. Unpublished M.S. dissertation, University of Johannesburg. [iii] + x + 88 pp. PDF
Webber, W.R. et al. 2010: [Chapter] EIGHT Phylum ARTHROPODA SUBPHYLUM CRUSTACEA shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin. Pp. 98-232 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.): New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume 2. Kingdom Animalia. Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand. ISBN 978-1-87725793-3

Links

Boxshall, G. (2011). Argulus O.F. Müller, 1785. In: Walter, T.C., Boxshall, G. (Eds) (2011). World Copepoda database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104071 on 2011-10-05
ION
ITIS
Nomenclator Zoologicus

Argulus is a genus of fish lice in the family Argulidae. There are about 140 accepted species in the genus Argulus.[1][2][3][4] They occur in marine, brackish, and freshwater environments.[1] As juveniles, these species feed on mucous and skin cells of their host. With age they become blood feeders because the parasite moves from feeding on the fins to feeding on the body of the fish, causing the feeding change.[5]
Argulus japonicus
Taxonomy
See also: List of Argulidae species

As of December 2022, 138 species are accepted:[1]
References

Walter TC, Boxshall G, eds. (2021). "Argulus Müller O.F., 1785". World of Copepods database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
"Argulus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
"Argulus". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
"Argulus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2020-01-22.

Hunt, Rhi; Cable, Jo (August 2020). "Life in the fast lane: Temperature, density and host species impact survival and growth of the fish ectoparasite Argulus foliaceus". Journal of Thermal Biology. 92: 102687. doi:10.1016/j.jtherbio.2020.102687. PMID 32888555. S2CID 221502848.