Argulus purpureus

Argulus purpureus   (Risso, 1826)

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Ichthyostraca | Arguloida | Argulidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Host.  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Central Atlantic: Algeria.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the subclass Branchiura are gonochoric. Copulation occurs inside the host but the eggs are deposited outside the host. Life cycle: Eggs hatch into nauplii or juveniles before developing into adults.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Rushton-Mellor, S.K. 1994 The genus Argulus (Crustacea: Branchiura) in Africa: identification keys. Systematic Parasitology 28:51-63. (Ref. 3390)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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