| Two species of <i>Lernaeocera</i> are present in the southeastern North Sea. <i>Lernaeocera lusci</i> infects bib <i>Trisopterus luscus</i>, dragonet <i>Callionymus lyra</i> and sand goby <i>Pomatoschistus minutus. L. minuta</i> is a junior synonym of <i>L. lusci.</i>. The second valid species, <i>L. branchialis</i>, infects whiting <i>Merlangius merlangus</i>. The two species can be morphologically separated by the antennary processes, which are present in <i>L. lusci</i> and absent in <i>L. branchialis</i>. Discriminant functions allow complete separation between <i>L. lusci</i> and <i>L. branchialis</i>. There... |
