- moults.
Chalimus (plural chalimi) is a
stage of
development of a
copepod parasite of fish, such as the
salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis).
Chalimus Burmeister...
- time
prior to
moulting to the
chalimus I stage. Sea lice
continue their development through three additional chalimus stages each
separated by a moult...
- Type
species Lepeophtheirus pectoralis (O. F. Müller, 1776) Synonyms
Chalimus Burmeister, 1834
Dentigryps C. B. Wilson, 1913
Homoiotes C. B. Wilson,...
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settles on the gill tips of the
intermediate host as a
sessile chalimus larva.
After four
chalimus stages on the
intermediate host the
parasite becomes ****ually...
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stage four, and 2.3 mm (0.091 in) for
stage five.
Chalimus stage I can last up to 10 days and
Chalimus stage II can last for up to 15 days.
Stages six and...
- "two free-swimming
nauplius stages, one
infective copepodid stage, four
chalimus stages and the
adult copepod, each
separated by a moult". The
cycle begins...
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First chalimus: A, leg 3; B, leg 3 (other specimen); C, leg 4; D,
caudal ramus; E,
habitus of ****tive female, dorsal.
Scale bars: A–D = 0.025 mm; E =...
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copepod attaches itself to the fish.
Stages IV, V, VI and VII are the
chalimus stages, and are
followed by the
preadult and
adult stages, when differentiation...
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copepodid stage where the
larva grasps a host fish. This is
followed by four
chalimus stages (nymphal stages)
where the
larvae are
parasitic on the host. During...
