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Lernaea
Lernaea Ler*n[ae]"a (l[~e]r*n[=e]"[.a]), n. [NL., fr. L. Lernaeus Lern[ae]an, fr. Lerna, Gr. Le`rnh, a forest and marsh near Argos, the mythological abode of the hydra.] (Zo["o]l.) A Linn[ae]an genus of parasitic Entomostraca, -- the same as the family Lern[ae]id[ae]. Note: The genus is restricted by modern zo["o]logists to a limited number of species similar to Lern[ae]a branchialis found on the gills of the cod.
Lernaea branchialis
Lernaea Ler*n[ae]"a (l[~e]r*n[=e]"[.a]), n. [NL., fr. L. Lernaeus Lern[ae]an, fr. Lerna, Gr. Le`rnh, a forest and marsh near Argos, the mythological abode of the hydra.] (Zo["o]l.) A Linn[ae]an genus of parasitic Entomostraca, -- the same as the family Lern[ae]id[ae]. Note: The genus is restricted by modern zo["o]logists to a limited number of species similar to Lern[ae]a branchialis found on the gills of the cod.
Lernaeacea
Lernaeacea Ler`n[ae]*a"ce*a (l[~e]r`n[-e]*[=a]"sh[-e]*[.a]), n. pl. [NL. See Lern[ae]a.] (Zo["o]l.) A suborder of copepod Crustacea, including a large number of remarkable forms, mostly parasitic on fishes. The young, however, are active and swim freely. See Illustration in Appendix.

Meaning of Lernae from wikipedia

- the god. See Virgil, Aeneid 6.287: "et centumgeminus Briareus ac belua Lernae" Dionysius of Halicarn****us, Antiquitates Romanae 1.13.1 Pausanias, 8.17...
- he refers to as "echo alliteration": et centumgeminus Briareus ac BēLua Lernae "and hundred-handed Briareus and the beast of Lerna" tālīs CĀSūs C****andra...