Dipteropeltis
| Dipteropeltis hirundo | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Maxillopoda |
| Subclass: | Branchiura |
| Order: | Arguloida |
| Family: | Argulidae |
| Genus: | Dipteropeltis Calman, 1912 |
| Species: | D. hirundo |
| Binomial name | |
| Dipteropeltis hirundo Calman, 1912 [1] | |
Dipteropeltis hirundo is a little-known species of fish louse. It is an ectoparasite of fish in South America,[2] including piranhas[3] and Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum.[4]
References
- ↑ T. Chad Walter (July 15, 2008). T. Chad Walter; Geoff Boxshall, eds. "Dipteropeltis hirundo Calman, 1912". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
- ↑ O. S. Møller; J. Olesen; A. Avenant-Oldewage; P. F. Thomsen; H. Glenner (2008). "First maxillae suction discs in Branchiura (Crustacea): Development and evolution in light of the first molecular phylogeny of Branchiura, Pentastomida, and other Maxillopoda" (PDF). Arthropod Structure & Development. 37: 333–346. doi:10.1016/j.asd.2007.12.002. PMID 18394959.
- ↑ Lucélia Nobre Carvalho; Kleber Del-Claro; Ricardo Massato Takemoto (2003). "Host–parasite interaction between branchiurans (Crustacea: Argulidae) and piranhas (Osteichthyes: Serrasalminae) in the Pantanal wetland of Brazil". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 67 (3): 289–296. doi:10.1023/A:1025899925545.
- ↑ M. Mamani; C. Hamel; P. A. Van Damme (2004). "Ectoparasites (Crustacea: Branchiura) of Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum (surubí) and P. tigrinum (chuncuina) in Bolivian whitewater floodplains" (PDF). Ecología en Bolivia. 39 (2): 9–20.
External links
| External identifiers for Dipteropeltis | |
|---|---|
| Encyclopedia of Life | 4299809 |
| GBIF | 5717449 |
| WoRMS | 358322 |
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