Sarcotaces

Sarcotaces
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Cyclopoida
Family: Philichthyidae
Genus:
Olsson, 1872

Sarcotaces is a genus of copepods, containing the following species:[1]

  • Sarcotaces arcticus Collett, 1874
  • Sarcotaces japonicus Izawa, 1974
  • Sarcotaces komaii Shiino, 1953
  • Sarcotaces namibiensis Reimer, 1991
  • Sarcotaces pacificus Komai, 1924
  • Sarcotaces shiinoi Izawa, 1974
  • Sarcotaces verrucosus Olsson, 1872

Description

All live in salt water. All are parasites. Some live on the skin of their hosts; others live inside them.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b T. Chad Walter (2015). Walter TC, Boxshall G (eds.). "Sarcotaces". World of Copepods Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2017-10-07.


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