Anthosoma

Anthosoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Siphonostomatoida
Family: Dichelesthiidae
Genus: Anthosoma
Species:
A. crassum
Binomial name
Anthosoma crassum
(Abildgaard, 1794)
Synonyms
  • Caligus crassus Abildgaard, 1794
  • Anthosoma smithi Leach, 1816
  • Caligus imbricatus Risso, 1816
  • Otrophesia imbricata (Risso, 1816)
  • Caligus smithii Lamarck, 1818
  • Anthosoma imbricata (Risso, 1826)

Anthosoma is a monotypic genus of copepods in the family Dichelesthiidae, of which Anthosoma crassum is the sole representative.

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