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What (who) is Branchiura - definition
FAMILY OF CRUSTACEANS
Fish Louse; Carp Louse; Fish louse; Carp louse; Carp lice; Fish lice; Fish Lice; Carp Lice; Fish-louse; Arguloida; Arguloidea; Dipteropeltis; Dipteropeltidae; Branchiura; Argulids
Branchiura
·noun ·pl A group of Entomostraca, with suctorial mouths, including species parasitic on fishes, as the carp lice (Argulus).
Argulidae
The family Argulidae contains the carp lice or fish lice – a group of parasitic crustaceans of uncertain position within the Maxillopoda. Although they are thought to be primitive forms, they have no fossil record.
fish louse
¦ noun a parasitic crustacean which attaches itself to the skin or gills of fish. [Many species in classes Branchiura and Copepoda.]
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Argulidae
The family Argulidae, whose members are commonly known as carp lice or fish lice, are parasitic crustaceans in the class Ichthyostraca. It is the only family in the monotypic subclass Branchiura and the order Arguloida, although a second family, Dipteropeltidae, has been proposed. Although they are thought to be primitive forms, they have no fossil record.
