Category:Siphonostomata

Si`pho*no*stom"a*ta, n. pl. Etym: [nl. See siphon, and stoma.] (zoöl.) (a) a tribe of parasitic copepod crustacea including a large number Of species that are parasites of fishes, as the lerneans. They have a Mouth adapted to suck blood. (b) an artificial division of gastropods including those that have Siphonostomatous shells.