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Chondracanthidae

Chondracanthidae
Acanthochondria cornuta on flounder.jpg
Acanthochondria cornuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Maxillopoda
Subclass: Copepoda
Order: Poecilostomatoida
Family: Chondracanthidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1840

Chondracanthidae is a family of parasitic copepods, usually found infecting the branchial chamber of demersal fishes. It comprises the following genera:


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