Global InformationLepeophtheirus pectoralis information
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Siphonostomatoida |
| Family: | Caligidae |
| Genus: | Lepeophtheirus |
| Species: | L. pectoralis
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| Lepeophtheirus pectoralis (O. F. Müller, 1776)
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Lepeophtheirus pectoralis is a species of parasitic copepod from the northeast Atlantic Ocean, and the type species of the genus Lepeophtheirus.[1] It is a parasite of flatfish, with the European flounder (Platichthys flesus), the plaice (Pleuronectes platessa), and the dab (Limanda limanda) as the most frequent hosts.[2] It feeds on the mucus, skin, and blood of the fish, with egg-producing females infecting the pectoral and pelvic fins of the host, while immature individuals and males are found on the rest of the body.[3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
WORMSwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Boxshall, Geoff (1976). "The host specificity of Lepeophtheirus pectoralis (Müller) (Copepoda: Caligidae)". Journal of Fish Biology. 8 (3): 255. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.1976.tb03949.x.
- ^ Boxshall, Geoff (1974). "Lepeophtheirus pectoralis (O.F. Müller); a description, a review and some comparisons with the genus Caligus Müller, 1785". Journal of Natural History. 8 (4): 445–468. doi:10.1080/00222937400770381.