Siphonostomatoida

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Siphonostomatoida
Lernaeocera branchialis.jpg
Lernaeocera branchialis (Pennellidae)
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Siphonostomatoida

Thorell, 1859

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Siphonostomatoida is an order of copepods, containing around 75% of all the copepods that parasitise fishes.[1] Their success has been linked to their possession of siphon-like mandibles and of a "frontal filament" to aid attachment to their hosts.[2] Most are marine, but a few live in fresh water.[3] There are 39 recognised families:[4]

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