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Argulus megalops  S. I. Smith, 1873
Taxonomic Serial No.: 89425

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomProtostomia   
          SuperphylumEcdysozoa   
             PhylumArthropoda  – Artrópode, arthropodes, arthropods  
                SubphylumCrustacea Brünnich, 1772 – crustacés, crustáceo, crustaceans  
                   SuperclassOligostraca   
                      ClassBranchiura Thorell, 1864 – fish lice, argulids  
                         OrderArguloida Yamaguti, 1963  
                            FamilyArgulidae Yamaguti, 1963  
                               GenusArgulus Müller, 1785  
                                  SpeciesArgulus megalops S. I. Smith, 1873  
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                                     SubspeciesArgulus megalops megalops S. I. Smith, 1873 – bigeyed fishlouse 
                                     SubspeciesArgulus megalops spinosus C. B. Wilson, 1944 – St. Lawrence fishlouse 
       

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  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Argulus megalops   
       
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  Author(s)/Editor(s): Verriel, A. E. / Baird, Spencer F., ed.   
  Publication Date: 1873   
  Article/Chapter Title: Report upon the invertebrate animals of Vineyard Sound and the adjacent waters, with an account of the physical characters of the region. A. Habits and distributions of the invertebrate animals   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Part 1. Report on the condition of the sea fisheries of the south coast of New England in 1871 and 1872, art. 18   
  Page(s): 295-778   
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  Reference for: original description   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Wilson, Charles Branch   
  Publication Date: 1903   
  Article/Chapter Title: North American parasitic copepods of the family Argulidae, with a bibliography of the group and a systematic review of all known species   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Proceedings of the United States National Museum, vol. 25, no. 1302   
  Page(s): 635-742   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 0096-3801   
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