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Caligus mauritanicus Brian, 1924 
AphiaID: 135763

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Maxillopoda (Class) > Copepoda (Subclass) > Neocopepoda (Infraclass) > Podoplea (Superorder) > Siphonostomatoida (Order) > Caligidae (Family) > Caligus (Genus)
Status unaccepted unaccepted (synonym)
Record
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Accepted name  Caligus dakari Beneden, 1892
Rank Species
Parent Caligus O.F. Müller, 1785
Source  basis of record: Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS[details]

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 Subspecies Caligus mauritanicus minuscula Brian, 1924

Subspecies Caligus mauritanicus temnodontis Brian, 1924 accepted as Caligus temnodontis Brian, 1924
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
Feedingtypes  adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Pagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758) [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Plectorhynchus mediterraneus (Guichenot, 1850) accepted as Plectorhinchus mediterraneus (Guichenot, 1850) [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Polydactylus quadrifilis (Cuvier, 1829) [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Pomatomus saltatrix (Linnaeus, 1766) [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Sciaena umbra Linnaeus, 1758 [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Trachurus trachurus (Linnaeus, 1758) [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Trigla lyra Linnaeus, 1758 [details]
Links To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Copepod Collection
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135763
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Boxshall, Geoff
2010-01-26 21:05:09Z  changed  Boxshall, Geoff
  
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  Citation: Boxshall, G. (2013). Caligus mauritanicus Brian, 1924. In: Walter, T.C. & Boxshall, G. (2013). World of Copepods database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135763 on 2013-05-18
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