Lernaeidae

Lernaeidae
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Cyclopoida
Suborder: Cyclopida
Family: Lernaeidae

Lernaeidae is a family of copepods belonging to the order Cyclopoida. Family Lernaeidae has 131 species. All species in Lernaeidae are parasites of freshwater fishes.