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  Family Argulidae

Genus Argulus

    Species A. appendiculosus -- Wisconsin!
    Species A. catostomi -- Wisconsin!
    Species A. stizostethii -- Wisconsin!
    Species A. alosae -- midwestern North America.
    Species A. maculosus -- midwestern North America.
    Species A. mississippiensis -- midwestern North America.
    Species A. bicolor -- North America.
    Species A. borealis -- North America.
    Species A. diversus -- North America.
    Species A. flavescens -- North America.
    Species A. floridensis -- North America.
    Species A. funduli -- North America.
    Species A. fuscus -- North America.
    Species A. japonicus -- North America.
    Species A. laticauda -- North America.
    Species A. lepidostei -- North America.
    Species A. meehani -- North America.
    Species A. megalops -- North America.
    Species A. melanostictus -- North America.
    Species A. nobilis -- North America.
    Species A. pugettensis -- North America.
    Species A. versicolor -- North America.
    Species A. africanus
    Species A. alexandrensis
    Species A. amazonicus
    Species A. ambloplites
    Species A. americanus
    Species A. angusticeps
    Species A. annae
    Species A. arcassonensis
    Species A. argulus
    Species A. armiger
    Species A. australiensis
    Species A. belones
    Species A. bengalensis
    Species A. boli
    Species A. brachypeltis
    Species A. caecus
    Species A. capensis
    Species A. carteri
    Species A. cauveriensis
    Species A. charon
    Species A. chesapeakensis
    Species A. chicomendesi
    Species A. chilensis
    Species A. chinensis
    Species A. chromidis
    Species A. confusus
    Species A. coregoni
    Species A. cubensis
    Species A. dactylopteri
    Species A. dageti
    Species A. dartevellei
    Species A. delphinus
    Species A. diversicolor
    Species A. ellipticaudatus
    Species A. elongatus
    Species A. ernsti
    Species A. exiguus
    Species A. fluviatilis
    Species A. foliaceus
    Species A. fryeri
    Species A. giordanii
    Species A. gracilis
    Species A. hylae
    Species A. ichesi
    Species A. incisus
    Species A. indicus
    Species A. ingens
    Species A. intectus
    Species A. izintwala
    Species A. jollymani
    Species A. juparanensis
    Species A. kosus
    Species A. kunmingensis
    Species A. kusafugu
    Species A. longicaudatus
    Species A. lunatus
    Species A. macropterus
    Species A. major
    Species A. mangalorensis
    Species A. matuii
    Species A. melita
    Species A. mexicanus
    Species A. mongolianus
    Species A. monodi
    Species A. multicolor
    Species A. multipocula
    Species A. nativus
    Species A. natterei
    Species A. niger
    Species A. onodai
    Species A. papuensis
    Species A. paranensis
    Species A. parsi
    Species A. patagonicus
    Species A. paulensis
    Species A. personatus
    Species A. pestifer
    Species A. phoxini
    Species A. piperatus
    Species A. puthenveliensis
    Species A. quadristriatus
    Species A. reticulatus
    Species A. rhamdiae
    Species A. rhipidiophorus
    Species A. rijckmansii
    Species A. rotundus
    Species A. rubescens
    Species A. rubropunctatus
    Species A. salminei
    Species A. schoutedeni
    Species A. scutiformis
    Species A. siamensis
    Species A. smalei
    Species A. spinulosus
    Species A. striatus
    Species A. taliensis
    Species A. tientsinensis
    Species A. trachynoti
    Species A. trilineatus
    Species A. varians
    Species A. vierai
    Species A. violaceus
    Species A. vittatus
    Species A. wilsoni
    Species A. yucatanus
    Species A. yucatanus
    Species A. yuii
    Species A. yunnanensis

Taxon Information

The Genus Argulus has been reported (or is assumed) to occur in fresh waters. This taxon has been reported from Wisconsin.

(These statements were generated automatically from the WInvertebrates database.)

Literature Records

• Argulus, [North America] (Covich et al., 2010).
• Argulus, [Palearctic, Nearctic, Neotropical, Afrotropical, Oriental, Australasian, Pacific; 85 species worldwide] (Poly, 2008).
• Argulus, are usually found attached in the branchial chamber and generally body surface of the fish host [North America] (Smith, 2001).
• Argulus, (Cressey, 1972).

Bibliography

• Covich, A.P., J.H. Thorp & D.C. Rogers. 2010. Introduction to the Subphylum Crustacea. [in] J.H. Thorp & A.P. Covich (eds.). Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates, 3rd edition: 695-723.
• Poly, W.J. 2008. Global diversity of fishlice (Crustacea: Branchiura: Argulidae) in freshwater. Hydrobiologia 595: 209-212. [Available online]
• Smith, D.G. 2001. Branchiura (fish lice). Pennak's Freshwater Invertebrates of the United States, 4th edition: 519-520.
• Cressey, R.F. 1972. The genus Argulus (Crustacea: Branchiura) of the United States. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Biota of Freshwater Ecosystems Identification Manual 2. 14 pp. [Available online]

Student Essays

• "Argulus foliaceus: a well-adapted, destructive freshwater fish louse" by Brad Gorzek (BIOL 490, Fall 2014 )

Web Pages

• An Image-Based Key To The Zooplankton Of North America
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System
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