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Definition of Lernaea

Lernaea
Lernaea Ler*n[ae]"a (l[~e]r*n[=e]"[.a]), n. [NL., fr. L. Lernaeus Lern[ae]an, fr. Lerna, Gr. Le`rnh, a forest and marsh near Argos, the mythological abode of the hydra.] (Zo["o]l.) A Linn[ae]an genus of parasitic Entomostraca, -- the same as the family Lern[ae]id[ae]. Note: The genus is restricted by modern zo["o]logists to a limited number of species similar to Lern[ae]a branchialis found on the gills of the cod.

Meaning of Lernaea from wikipedia

- Lernaea is a genus of copepod crustaceans whose members are commonly called anchor worms and are parasitic on freshwater fishes. Anchor worms mate during...
- Lernaea cyprinacea is a species of parasitic crustacean belonging to the family Lernaeidae. It may be native to Eurasia, and has been introduced to the...
- ecosystems and native fish. Carp are the main vector of the introduced Lernaea parasite (Lernaea cyprinacea) and serious vectors of the introduced Asian fish tapeworm...
- branchialis (Linnaeus, 1767) Synonyms Lernaea branchialis Linnaeus, 1767 Lernaea gobina O. F. Müller, 1776 Lernaea lumpi T. Scott, 1901 Lernaeocera lumpi...
- an Atlantean body struggled from the pressure. Introducing herself as Lernaea, she frees Orm from the deeper depths of the ocean. Orm would go back to...
- Candidula lernaea is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and...
- 1926 Species: O. elongata Binomial name Ommatokoita elongata (Grant, 1827) Synonyms Lernaea elongata Grant, 1827 Ommatokoita superba Leigh-Sharpe, 1926...
- (tethydid sea slugs), Nereis (polychaete worms), Aphrodita (sea mice), Lernaea (anchor worms), Priapus (priapulid worms & sea anemones), Scyllaea (scyllaeid...
- Synonyms Lernaea spratta Sowerby, 1806 Foroculum spratti Thompson W., 1844 Lernaea cyclophora Blainville, 1822 Lernaea ocularis Cuvier, 1830 Lernaea surrirensis...
- decades at adult size. A common parasite of bowfin is the anchor worm (Lernaea). These small crustaceans infest the skin and bases of fins, with consequences...