Bomolochidae Explained
Bomolochidae is a family of copepods parasitic on marine fishes. Most species parasitize the gills of fish, but some species live in the nostrils or on the eyes of their hosts.[1] The family contains just over 150 species from the following genera:[2] [3]
- 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
- Megacolax Izawa, 2021
- Naricolax Ho, Do & Kasahara, 1983
- Neobomolochus Cressey, 1981
- Nothobomolochus Vervoort, 1962
- Orbitacolax Shen, 1957
- Paraorbitacolax Izawa, 2021
- Pseudoeucanthus Brian, 1906
- Pseudorbitacolax Pillai, 1971
- Pumiliopes Shen, 1957
- Pumiliopsis Pillai, 1967
- Tegobomolochus Izawa, 1976
- Triceracolax Izawa, 2021
- Unicolax Cressey & Cressey, 1980
Notes and References
- Book: Boxshall . G . Halsey . FS . 2004 . An introduction to copepod diversity . Ray Society . 0903874318.
- Web site: T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall. 2021. T. C. Walter & G. Boxshall. Bomolochidae. live. World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. 13 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20110826054028/http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=128564 . 2011-08-26 .
- Bernot. James P.. Boxshall. Geoffrey A.. Two new species of parasitic copepods from the genera Nothobomolochus and Unicolax (Cyclopoida: Bomolochidae) from Australian waters. PeerJ. 7. 2019. e6858. 2167-8359. 10.7717/peerj.6858. 31114718. 6505424 . free .
