Achtheres ambloplites [Achtheres ambloplites]
Description
Achtheres ambloplites is a species of parasitic copepods that infests the gills of bass and sunfish. It is native to North America. The body of the female is elongated and cylindrical, and they attach to the host's gills using a frontal filament.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Arthropods
Arthropoda
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Copepods
Copepoda
|
| Order |
Cyclopoida
Cyclopoida
|
| Family |
Lernaeidae
Lernaeidae
|
| Genus |
Achtheres
Achtheres
|