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Caligus robustus Bassett-Smith, 1898 
AphiaID: 135769

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Maxillopoda (Class) > Copepoda (Subclass) > Neocopepoda (Infraclass) > Podoplea (Superorder) > Siphonostomatoida (Order) > Caligidae (Family) > Caligus (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Caligus O.F. Müller, 1785
Synonymised
taxa
  Caligus mercatoris Capart, 1941 (synonym according to Hayes, Justine & Boxshall, 2012)
Caligus oligoplitisi Carvalho, 1956 (synonym according to Hayes, Justine & Boxshall, 2012)
Caligus validus Pearse, 1952 (synonym according to Hayes, Justine & Boxshall, 2012)
Sources  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]

basis of record (from synonym): Walter, Chad. The world of Copepods. [details] [view taxon]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
Feedingtypes  adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Carangoides bartholomaei (Cuvier, 1833) [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Carangoides crysos (Mitchill, 1815) accepted as Caranx crysos (Mitchill, 1815) [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Caranx hippos (Linnaeus, 1766) [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Caranx melampygus Cuvier, 1833 [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Caranx sansun (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Caranx ignobilis (Forsskål, 1775) [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Caranx sexfasciatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Lutjanus analis (Cuvier, 1828) [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Oligoplites palometa (Cuvier, 1832) [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Oligoplites saliens (Bloch, 1793) [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Oligoplites saurus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Selene setapinnis (Mitchill, 1815) [details]
Links To Antarctic Invertebrates
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Copepod Collection
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135769
Taxonomic
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Boxshall, Geoff
  
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  Citation: Boxshall, G. (2013). Caligus robustus Bassett-Smith, 1898. 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=135769 on 2013-06-18
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