Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Superclass Multicrustacea > Class Copepoda > Infraclass Neocopepoda > Superorder Podoplea > Order Cyclopoida > Suborder Ergasilida > Family Bomolochidae

Bomolochus von Nordmann, 1832

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Bomolochus bellones Burmeister, 1835
Bomolochus soleae Claus, 1864
Bomolochus unicirrus Brian, 1902

Literature

original description	von Nordmann, A. (1832). Mikrographische Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte der wirbellosen Thiere. [Micrographic contributions to the natural history of invertebrates.]. Zweites Heft. Mit zehn Kupfertafeln, G. Reimer, Berlin. XVIII:1-150, plates I-X.
basis of record	Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 252-268
additional source	Costello, M.J., C. Emblow & R. White (EdS.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France. 463 pp.
additional source	Wilson, C.B. (1911). North American parasitic copepods belonging to the family Ergasilidae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 39(1788):263-400, pls. 41-60. (11-i-1911)
additional source	Krøyer, H. (1863-1864). Bidrag til Kundskab om Snyltekrebsene. Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift Ser. III. 2(1/2): 75-320, pls. 1-9 [1863]; 2(3): 321-426, pls. 10-18 [1864].
additional source	International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, Opinion, 0732. (1965). Bomolochus Von Nordmann, 1832 (Crustacea, Copepoda): Designation of a type-species under the plenary powers. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 22(2):88-89. (18-v-1965).
additional source	Ho, J.S. & M. Dojiri. (1977). Parasitic copepods on the fishes of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Part II. Caligoida: Dissonus, Lepeophtheirus, and Dentigryps. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 24(1-3):77-97, figs. 1-9. (xi-1977)
additional source	Scott, T. (1901). Notes on some parasites of fishes. Annual Report of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 19(3):120-153, pls. 7-8.
additional source	Kabata, Z. (1979). Parasitic Copepoda of British Fishes. The Ray Society, London. 152: i-xii, 1-468, figs. 1-203.
additional source	Pillai, N.K. (1985). Copepod Parasites of Marine Fishes. In: The Fauna of India. Zoological Society of India, Calcutta. 900pp., figs. 1-279.
additional source	Vervoort, W. (1962). A review of the genera and species of the Bomolochidae (Crustacea, Copepoda) including the description of some old and new species. Zoologische Verhandelingen, Leiden 56:1-111, figs. 1-12. (26-ix-1962)
additional source	Vervoort, W. (1969). Caribbean Bomolochidae (Copepoda: Cyclopoida). Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and Other Caribbean Islands 28(105):1-125, figs. 1-57. (Uitgaven Natuurwetensch. Studiekring Suriname Ned. Antillen, 53).
additional source	Kabata, Z. (1988). Copepoda and Brachiura. In: Margolis, L. & Z. Kabata (eds.). Guide to the parasites of fishes of Canada. Part II. Crustacea. Canadian Special Publication in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 101:3-127, figs. 1-53. (French summary).
subsequent type designation	Vervoort, W. (1963). Bomolochus Von Nordmann, 1832 (Crustacea, Copepoda: Cyclopoida): Proposed designation of a type-species under the plenary powers. Z.N.(S.) 1518. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 20(2):148-149. (11-iv-1963)

Genbank

Citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Bomolochus von Nordmann, 1832. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:128609