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Pseudocaligus fugu Yamaguti, 1936 
AphiaID: 355070

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Maxillopoda (Class) > Copepoda (Subclass) > Neocopepoda (Infraclass) > Podoplea (Superorder) > Siphonostomatoida (Order) > Caligidae (Family) > Pseudocaligus (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
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Rank Species
Parent Pseudocaligus Scott A., 1901 accepted as Caligus O.F. Müller, 1785
Source  basis of record: Walter, Chad. The world of Copepods. [details]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Feedingtype  adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Spheroides niphobles Jordan & Snyder, 1901 accepted as Takifugu niphobles (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) [details]
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Copepod Collection
Note  Following the generic level synonymy between Pseudocaligus and Caligus proposed by Dojiri & Ho, 2013, this species will become a homonym of Caligus fugu Yamaguti & Yamasu, 1959. A replacement name will be needed. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:355070
Taxonomic
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2008-07-15 14:41:49Z  created  Walter, T. Chad
  
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  Citation: Walter, T. Chad (2013). Pseudocaligus fugu Yamaguti, 1936. 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=355070 on 2013-05-18
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