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Caligus oviceps Shiino, 1952 
AphiaID: 349696

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 truncatogenitalis Roubal, 1981 (Synonym according to Lin et al. (1969))
Sources  basis of record: Walter, Chad. The world of Copepods. [details]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Feedingtypes  adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn, 1782) [details]
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Encyclopedia of Life
Notes  Distribution: Japan; Korea; and Taiwan [details]

Habitat: body surface [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:349696
Taxonomic
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2008-07-15 14:41:49Z  created  Walter, T. Chad
  
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  Citation: Walter, T. Chad (2013). Caligus oviceps Shiino, 1952. 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=349696 on 2013-05-22
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