Lichomolgidae

Belongs within: Poecilostomatoida.

The Lichomolgidae are a family of marine parasitic copepods that have been found on a wide variety of hosts, including molluscs, polychaetes and cnidarians. Most species are relatively cyclopiform, though many have somewhat modified females (Humes & Stock 1973).

Characters (from Humes & Stock 1973): Legs 1-4 usually with all rami 3-segmented except the endopod of leg 4 which is 1- or 2-segmented. Reduction occurs in a posterior to anterior series. Leg 5 present in both sexes, with a free segment (occasionally not clearly delimited from the body).

<==Lichomolgidae
    |--Stellicola clausi (Rosoll 1888) (see below for synonymy)BK77
    |--AspidomolgusBH88
    |--HaplomolgusBH88
    |--Octopicola [Octopicolidae]BH88
    |--ParamacrochironBH88
    |--PseudomacochironBH88
    |--SewellochironBH88
    |--TelestacicolaBH88
    |--Macrochiron [Macrochironidae]BH88
    |--Boholia cerianthiphila (n. d.)BH88
    |--Astericola asterinae (Bocquet 1952)K03
    |--Zygomolgus poucheti (Canu 1891)K03
    |--Lichomolgella Sars 1918S18
    |    `--*L. pusilla Sars 1918S18
    |--Phoronicola Boxshall & Humes 1988BH88
    |    `--*P. spinulatus Boxshall & Humes 1988BH88
    |--Kelleria Gurney 1927 nec Endl. 1848 (ICBN) nec Tomin 1926 (ICBN)BH88, N44 [Kelleriidae]
    |    `--‘Pseudanthessius’ fucicolus Scott 1912N44
    |--Rhinomolgus Sars 1918S18
    |    `--*R. anomalus Sars 1918S18
    |--Modiolicola Aurivillius 1883S18
    |    |--*M. insignis Aurivillius 1882S18, K03
    |    `--M. inermisS18
    |--Herrmannella Canu 1891N94
    |    |--H. cynthiae Brian 1924N84
    |    `--H. rostrata Canu 1891K03
    |--OdontomolgusH94
    |    |--O. actinophorus (Humes & Frost 1964) [=Lichomolgus actinophorus]H94
    |    `--O. rhadinus [=Lichomolgus rhadinus]H94
    |--Macrocheiron Brady 1872S17
    |    |--*M. fucicolum Brady 1872 [=Lichomolgus fucicolus]S17
    |    `--M. hirsutipes [=Lichomolgus hirsutipes]S17
    |--Pseudomolgus Sars 1916S18
    |    |--*P. arenicola [=Lichomolgus arenicola]S18
    |    |--P. dilatatus Sars 1918S18
    |    `--P. leptostylis Sars 1916S18
    |--Hermannella Canu 1891S18
    |    |--*H. rostrataS18
    |    |--H. finmarchicaS18
    |    |--H. maximaS18
    |    |--H. parvaS18
    |    |--H. prehensilis Sars 1918S18
    |    |--H. tenuicaudis Sars 1918S18
    |    `--H. valida Sars 1918S18
    |--Lichomolgus Thorell 1860S17
    |    |--L. agilis (Leydig 1853) (see below for synonymy)S17
    |    |--L. albensS17
    |    |--L. canui Sars 1917K03
    |    |--L. forficula Thorell 1860K03
    |    |--L. furcillatusS17
    |    |--L. marginatusS17
    |    |--L. maximusBK77
    |    |--L. pouchetiS17
    |    `--L. tenuifurcatus Sars 1917S17
    `--Paramolgus Humes & Stock 1972H94
         |--P. abruptus Humes 1990H94
         |--P. accinctus Humes 1980H94
         |--P. alcyoniicus Humes 1990H94
         |--P. ampullaceus Humes 1992H94
         |--P. angustus Humes 1992H94
         |--P. antillianus Stock 1975H94
         |--P. centor Humes 1990H94
         |--P. clavatus Humes & Ho 1968H94
         |--P. congruus Humes 1990H94
         |--P. constrictus Humes 1969H94
         |--P. dapsilis Humes 1993H94
         |--P. delicatulus Humes 1992H94
         |--P. ellisellae Humes 1974H94
         |--P. eniwetokensis Humes 1973H94
         |--P. eparmatoides Humes 1992H94
         |--P. extendens Humes & Dojiri 1979H94
         |--P. gibberulus Humes 1992H94
         |--P. inconstans Humes & Dojiri 1979H94
         |--P. insectus Humes 1969H94
         |--P. litophyticus Humes & Dojiri 1979H94
         |--P. modicus Humes 1990H94
         |--P. nephtheanus Humes 1980H94
         |--P. ostentus Humes 1973H94
         |--P. pavonae Humes 1994H94
         |--P. politus Humes & Ho 1967H94
         |--P. pollicaris Humes & Dojiri 1979H94
         |--P. prominulus Humes 1980H94
         |--P. quadrangulus Humes 1990H94
         |--P. resectus Humes & Dojiri 1979H94
         |--P. setellus Humes 1992H94
         |--P. simulans Humes & Ho 1967H94
         |--P. spathophorus Humes & Ho 1968H94
         |--P. subincisus Humes 1990H94
         `--P. timendus Humes 1990H94

Lichomolgus agilis (Leydig 1853) [=Doridicola agilis; incl. L. chromodoridis, L. concinnus, L. doridicola, Eolidicola tenax Sars 1862]^S17

Stellicola clausi (Rosoll 1888) [=Astericola clausii; incl. Lichomolgus asterinae Bocquet 1952, Stellicola asterinae]^BK77

*Type species of generic name indicated

References

[BK77] Barel, C. D. N., & P. G. N. Kramers. 1977. A survey of the echinoderm associates of the north-east Atlantic area. Zoologische Verhandelingen 156: 1–159.

[BH88] Boxshall, G. A., & A. G. Humes. 1988. A new genus of Lichomolgidae (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida) associated with a phoronid in Hong Kong. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology Series 54 (6): 301–307.

[H94] Humes, A. G. 1994. Two species of Paramolgus (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida: Lichomolgidae) associated with the scleractinian Pavona in New Caledonia with a key to the females of Paramolgus. Beaufortia 44 (1): 1–9.

[K03] Kim, I.-H. 2003. Copepodid stages of Critomolgus anthopleurus (Copepoda, Poecilostomatoida, Rhynchomolgidae). Journal of Crustacean Biology 23 (3): 558–567.

[N44] Nicholls, A. G. 1944. Littoral Copepoda from South Australia. (II) Calanoida, Cyclopoida, Notodelphyoida, Monstrilloida and Caligoida. Records of the South Australian Museum 8 (1): 1–62.

[S17] Sars, G. O. 1917. An Account of the Crustacea of Norway with short descriptions and figures of all the species vol. 6. Copepoda. Cyclopoida pts 11–12. Clausidiidae, Lichomolgidae (part). Bergen Museum: Bergen.

[S18] Sars, G. O. 1918. An Account of the Crustacea of Norway with short descriptions and figures of all the species vol. 6. Copepoda. Cyclopoida pts 13–14. Lichomolgidae (concluded), Oncaeidae, Corycaeidae, Ergasilidae, Clausiidae, Eunicicolidae, supplement. Bergen Museum: Bergen.