Bomolochidae

Bomolochidae is a family of parasitic copepods, containing the following genera:[1][2]

  • 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
  • Naricolax Ho, Do & Kasahara, 1983
  • Neobomolochus Cressey, 1981
  • Nothobomolochus Vervoort, 1962
  • Orbitacolax Shen, 1957
  • Pseudoeucanthus Brian, 1906
  • Pseudorbitacolax Pillai, 1971
  • Pumiliopes Shen, 1957
  • Pumiliopsis Pillai, 1967
  • Unicolax Cressey & Cressey, 1980

Bomolochidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Maxillopoda
Subclass:
Copepoda
Order:
Cyclopoida
Suborder:
Poecilostomatoida
Family:
Bomolochidae

Claus, 1875

References
  1. T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall (2010). T. C. Walter & G. Boxshall (ed.). "Bomolochidae". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
  2. 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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