Lernaea

Lernaea
Lernaea cyprinacea
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Cyclopoida
Family: Lernaeidae
Genus: Lernaea
Linnaeus, 1758

Lernaea is a genus of copepod crustaceans whose members are commonly called anchor worms and are parasitic on freshwater fishes.

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