Bomolochidae is a family of copepods parasitic on marine fishes. Most species parasitize the gills of fish, but some species live in the nostrils or on the eyes of their hosts.[1] The family contains just over 150 species from the following genera:[2][3]
Bomolochidae is a family of copepods parasitic on marine fishes. Most species parasitize the gills of fish, but some species live in the nostrils or on the eyes of their hosts. The family contains just over 150 species from the following genera:
Acanthocolax Vervoort, 1969 Acantholochus Cressey, 1984 Bomolochus Nordmann, 1832 Boylea Cressey, 1977 Ceratocolax Vervoort, 1965 Cresseyus Ho & Lin, 2006 Dicrobomolochus Vervoort, 1969 Hamaticolax Ho & Lin, 2006 Holobomolochus Vervoort, 1969 Holocolax Cressey, 1982 Megacolax Izawa, 2021 Naricolax Ho, Do & Kasahara, 1983 Neobomolochus Cressey, 1981 Nothobomolochus Vervoort, 1962 Orbitacolax Shen, 1957 Paraorbitacolax Izawa, 2021 Pseudoeucanthus Brian, 1906 Pseudorbitacolax Pillai, 1971 Pumiliopes Shen, 1957 Pumiliopsis Pillai, 1967 Tegobomolochus Izawa, 1976 Triceracolax Izawa, 2021 Unicolax Cressey & Cressey, 1980
