Aquatic Parasite Observatory

Lepomis cyanellus (Rafineque, 1819)

• Binomial Species Name: Lepomis cyanellus (Rafineque, 1819)
• Synonyms: None
• Common Name: Green sunfish
• Taxonomy: Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Perciformes, Centrarchidae, Lepomis cyanellus
• APO Parasite Records:

Parasite Species	Life Stage	Site(s) of Infection
Actinocleidus fergusoni	Adult	Gills
Cleidodiscus spp.	Adult	Gills
Clinostomum marginatum	Metacercaria
Dactylogyrus spp.	Adult
Diplostomum spp.	Metacercaria	Lens of eye
Posthodiplostomum minimum	Metacercaria	Liver, spleen, kidneys, body cavity
Ribeiroia ondatrae	Metacercaria	Skin, connective tissue, muscle

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