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Argulus alosae

Argulus alosae

herring fishlouse·Gould, 1841

GBIF:155601212

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Geographic Distribution(2)

Gulf of Mexico
North West Atlantic

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions. 1 preferred.

engherring fishlouseeng

Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide. 1 name preferred.

engherring fishlouse
engpreferred
Source: McLaughlin, P.A., D.K. Camp, M.V. Angel, E.L. Bousfield, P. Brunel, R.C. Brusca, A.C. Cohen, K. Conlan, L.G. Eldredge, D.L. Felder, J.W. Goy, T. Haney, B. Hann, R.W. Heard, E.A. Hendrycks, H.H. Hobbs III, J.R. Holsinger, B. Kensley, D.R. Laubitz, S.E. LeCroy, R. Lemaitre, R.F. Maddocks, J.W. Martin, P. Mikkelsen, E. Nelson, W.A. Newman, R.M. Overstreet, W.J. Poly, W.W. Price, J.W. Reid, A. Robertson, D.C. Rogers, A. Ross, M. Schotte, F.R. Schram, C.T. Shih, L. Watling & G.D.F. Wilson. (2005). Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Crustaceans. <em>American Fisheries Society Special Publication.</em> 31. 545 pp. plus index. ISBN 1-888569-64-6.

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CITATIONS

References(11)

  • 1

    Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp.

    basis of record
  • 2

    Frimeth, J.P. (1987). A survey of the parasites of the nonanadromous and anadromous brook charr (Salvelinus fontinalis) in the Tabusintac River, New Brunswick, Canada. <em>Canadian Journal of Zoology.</em> 65(6):1354-1362. (French summary.).

    additional sourceDOI: 10.1139/z87-215
  • 3

    Gould, A.A. (1841). Report on the Invertebrata of Massachusetts, Comprising the Mollusca, Crustacea, Annelida, and Radiata. <em>Published Agreeably to an Order of the Legislature, by the Commissioners on the Zoological and Botanical Survey of the State. Folsom, Wells, and Thurston, Cambridge,.</em> xiii + 373 pp., 15 pls.

    original description
  • 4

    Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

    additional source
  • 5

    Jackson, C.J. & D.J. Marcogliese. (1995). An unique association between Argulus alosae (Branchiura) and Mysis stenolepis (Mysidacea). Crustaceana, Leiden 68(7):910-912.

    additional source
  • Source Information

    World Register of Marine Species

    World Register of Marine Species

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    An authoritative classification and catalogue of marine names. To obtain a full copy, please go to https://www.marinespecies.org/usersrequest.php

    WoRMS Editorial Board (2026). World Register of Marine Species. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.14284/170 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-16.

    CC BYPublished 6/1/2026View dataset
    GBIF Usage Key
    155601212
    Dataset Key
    2d59e5db-57ad-41ff-97d6-11f5fb264527
    Origin
    source
    Backbone Key
    2114134
    Taxon ID
    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159938
    Last Crawled
    6/16/2026
    Last Interpreted
    6/16/2026