Lepeophtheirus salmonis salmonis Salmon louse, Sea lice

Lepeophtheirus salmonis salmonisis commonly referred to as Salmon louse, Sea lice. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Keld Skytte Petersen, Dänemark

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Scientific:: Lepeophtheirus salmonis salmonis
German:: Lachslaus
English:: Salmon Louse, Sea Lice

Category:: Parasites

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Hexanauplia (Class) > Siphonostomatoida (Order) > Caligidae (Family) > Lepeophtheirus (Genus) > salmonis salmonis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Krøyer, ), 1837

Occurrence:: Canada , Northeast Pacific Ocean, Norway
Sea depth:: 0 - 5 Meter
Size:: 0" - 0" (0,05cm - 0,06cm)
Temperature:: °F - 59 °F (°C - 15°C)
Food:: Parasites
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

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Lepeophtheirus abdominis
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Lepeophtheirus bonaci
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Lepeophtheirus breviventris
Lepeophtheirus constrictus
Lepeophtheirus crassus
Lepeophtheirus cuneifer
Lepeophtheirus curtus
Lepeophtheirus dissimulatus
Lepeophtheirus edwardsi
Lepeophtheirus eminens
Lepeophtheirus eurus
Lepeophtheirus goniistii
Lepeophtheirus hastatus
Lepeophtheirus hexagrammi
Lepeophtheirus hippoglossi
Lepeophtheirus hospitalis
Lepeophtheirus hummi
Lepeophtheirus longiabdominis
Lepeophtheirus longipes
Lepeophtheirus longispinosus
Lepeophtheirus marcepes
Lepeophtheirus monacanthus
Lepeophtheirus nanaimoensis
Lepeophtheirus nordmanni
Lepeophtheirus oblitus
Lepeophtheirus parvicruris
Lepeophtheirus parvipes
Lepeophtheirus parviventris
Lepeophtheirus parvus
Lepeophtheirus paulus
Lepeophtheirus pectoralis
Lepeophtheirus pollachius
Lepeophtheirus pravipes
Lepeophtheirus remiopsis
Lepeophtheirus rotundipes
Lepeophtheirus salmonis
Lepeophtheirus spatha
Lepeophtheirus sturionis
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More related species in this lexicon:

Lepeophtheirus salmonis salmonis
Lachslaus

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-08-28 21:44:15
Last edit:: 2023-03-22 10:21:56

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(Krøyer, 1837)

Very special thanks for the first three photos of Lepeophtheirus salmonis salmonis to Keld Skytte Petersen from Danmark!

Synonyme:
Chalimus Burmeister, 1834
Dentigryps Wilson C.B., 1913
Homoiotes Wilson C.B., 1905
Indocaligus Pillai, 1961
Laxe Strøm, 1765
Lepeophteirus
Pseudolepeophtheirus Markevich, 1940

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Multicrustacea (Superclass) > Hexanauplia (Class) > Copepoda (Subclass) > Neocopepoda (Infraclass) > Podoplea (Superorder) > Siphonostomatoida (Order) > Caligidae (Family) > Lepeophtheirus (Genus)

Scientific paper

Molecular characterisation and functional analysis of LsChi2, a chitinase found in the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis salmonis, Krøyer 1838), Eichner, Christiane; Harasimczuk, Ewa; Nilsen, Frank; Grotmol, Sindre; Dalvin, Sussie , 2015
Molecular characterisation of the salmon louse, Lepeophtheirus salmonis salmonis (Krøyer, 1837), ecdysone receptor with emphasis on functional studies of female reproduction, Sandlund, Liv; Nilsen, Frank; Male, Rune; Grotmol, Sindre; Kongshaug, Heidi; Dalvin, Sussie , 2015

External links

Danmarks Fugle og Natur (da). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Life cycle of the Salmon Louse (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Spatial and temporal distribution of Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Krøyer) larvae in a sea loch containing Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., farms on the north-west coast of Scotland. (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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