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Crustacea : Branchiura : Argulidae (Fishlice)

Abstract

Argulids are a group of primarily freshwater parasitic crustaceans commonly known as ‘carp-lice’ or ‘fish lice’ and are ectoparasites of fishes primarily but occasionally live on amphibians or invertebrates. The Family Argulidaea comprises four genera namely Argulus, Dipteropeltis, Chonopeltis, Dolops. Out of these four genera only the genus Argulus is represented by 17 species and one sub species in India of which 14 species and one sub species are freshwater inhabitants. Among the17 species and one sub species of Indian Argulids and 10 species and one subspecies are exclusively available only in India.

Bibliographic citation

Valarmathi, K. (2017). Crustacea : Branchiura : Argulidae (Fishlice), in: Chandra, K. et al. (Ed.) Current status of freshwater faunal diversity in India. pp. 247-251

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Fresh water

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