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Lernaeocera branchialis (Linnaeus, 1767)

copépodo, Copepod

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Copepoda

Order
Siphonostomatoida

Family
Pennellidae

Genus
Lernaeocera

Species
branchialis

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

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"Galapagos Species Database, Lernaeocera branchialis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=8854. Accessed 5 November 2026.