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Fish Lice
Argulus
The family Argulidae contains the carp lice or fish lice – a group of parasitic crustaceans of uncertain position within the Maxillopoda. Although they are thought to be primitive forms, they have no fossil record. The Argulidae are the only family in the order Arguloida (occasionally "Arguloidea"), although a second family, the Dipteropeltidae, has been proposed.
25 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Common Fish Louse
speciesArgulus foliaceus
Japanese Fishlouse
speciesArgulus japonicus
Mercury's Fishlouse
speciesArgulus appendiculosus
Garloving Fishlouse
speciesArgulus lepidostei
Niagara Fishlouse
speciesArgulus stizostethii
Puget Fishlouse
speciesArgulus pugettensis
Blackstriped Fishlouse
speciesArgulus borealis
American Fishlouse
speciesArgulus americanus
Argulus maculosus
speciesArgulus maculosus
Argulus flavescens
speciesArgulus flavescens
Argulus coregoni
speciesArgulus coregoni
Gulfcoast Fishlouse
speciesArgulus funduli
Mississippi Fishlouse
speciesArgulus mississippiensis
Rusty Green Fishlouse
speciesArgulus bicolor
Herring Fishlouse
speciesArgulus alosae
Argulus ambystoma
speciesArgulus ambystoma
Chesapeake Fishlouse
speciesArgulus chesapeakensis
Argulus chromidis
speciesArgulus chromidis
Argulus rhamdiae
speciesArgulus rhamdiae
Argulus mexicanus
speciesArgulus mexicanus
Argulus arcassonensis
speciesArgulus arcassonensis
Variable Fishlouse
speciesArgulus varians
Dusky Fishlouse
speciesArgulus fuscus
Longtailed Fishlouse
speciesArgulus longicaudatus
Argulus canadensis
speciesArgulus canadensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 248564.