Organisms

Arguloida

An order of CRUSTACEA that are parasitic on freshwater fish.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

An order of CRUSTACEA that are parasitic on freshwater fish.

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Fish Lice
  • Arguloidas
  • Fish Lices
  • Lice, Fish
  • Lices, Fish
  • Argulus
  • Branchiura (Crustacea)
  • Branchiuras (Crustacea)

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse Branchiura the subclass of CRUSTACEA, with Branchiura a genus of ANNELIDA.

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History Note

2003

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Tree Number

  1. B01w.050w.500w.131w.365w.070

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Arguloida. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D033341. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D033341
  2. Arguloida. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18196332