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

Lichomolgus Thorell, 1859

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Sepicola*	Claus, 1860	synonym

Children

Lichomolgus albens Thorell, 1859
Lichomolgus canui Sars G.O., 1917
Lichomolgus diazonae Gotto, 1961
Lichomolgus elegantulus Stock, 1960
Lichomolgus forficula Thorell, 1859
Lichomolgus furcillatus Thorell, 1859
Lichomolgus leptodermatus Gooding, 1957
Lichomolgus marginatus Thorell, 1859

Literature

original description	Thorell, T. (1859). Bidrag till Kännedomen om Krustaceer, som lefva i arter af Slägtet Ascidia L. [Contribution to the Knowledge of Crustacea, which live in species of the Genus Ascidia L.]. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm. 3 (8):1-84, pls.1-15.
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	Gotto, R.V. (1955). XLVIII. A note on the ecology of the genus Lichomolgus (Copepoda: Cyclopoida). Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (12)8:390-392. (v-1955).
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	Claus, C. (1889). Ueber neue oder wenig bekannte halbparasitische Copepoden insbesondere der Lichomolgiden- und Ascomyzontiden-Gruppe. [On new or little known hemiparasitic copepods, especially of the lichomolgid and ascomyzontid groups.]. Arbeiten des Zoologischen Institut der Universitat Wien. 8(3):327-370, pls.

Genbank

Citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Lichomolgus Thorell, 1859. 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:128666