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Ismaila sp.02 Parasitic Copepod

Ismaila sp.02 is commonly referred to as Parasitic Copepod. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Parasitic copepod, 1-2mm, Kwajalein 2021

On this Caloria indica nudibranch we can see only the curled, whitish egg cylinders of a parasitic copepod.
Courtesy of the author Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater . Please visit www.underwaterkwaj.com for more information.

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lexID:
16281 
AphiaID:
347316 
Scientific:
Ismaila sp.02 
German:
Parasitärer Copepode 
English:
Parasitic Copepod 
Category:
Parasites 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Copepoda (Class) > Cyclopoida (Order) > Splanchnotrophidae (Family) > Ismaila (Genus) > sp.02 (Species) 
Initial determination:
Bergh, 1868 
Occurrence:
Marschall Islands 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0" - 0" (0,1cm - 0,2cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Parasites, Parasitic 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-02-25 19:25:47 

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Ismaila belciki Ho, 1987

Ismaila copepods of the Splanchnotrophidae family are specialist parasites of sea slugs.

The white parasitic copepod in the article photo parasitizes a Caloria indica nudibranch. The photo was taken from Kwajalein/Marshal Islinads. It is not known what damage this nudibranch suffers from the parasite. Unfortunately, further information is not available.

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Parasitic copepod, 1-2mm, Kwajalein 2021

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