Chonopeltis

Chonopeltis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Ichthyostraca
Order: Arguloida
Family: Argulidae
Genus: Chonopeltis
Thiele, 1900

Chonopeltis is a genus of fish lice in the subclass Branchiura. These crustaceans are ectoparasitic freshwater fish host. Species of this genus are exclusively found in rivers in Africa.[1][2]

  1. ^ Van As, J. G. (1992). "A new species of Chonopeltis (Crustacea: Branchiura) from the Zambesi River System". Systematic Parasitology. 22 (3): 221–229. doi:10.1007/BF00009669.
  2. ^ "The World of Copepods - Chonopeltis Thiele, 1900". www.marinespecies.org.