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Caligus asymmetricus Kabata, 1965 
AphiaID: 357475

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 thynni Pillai, 1963 (synonym)
Source  basis of record: Walter, Chad. The world of Copepods. [details]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Feedingtypes  adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Auxis rochei (Risso, 1810) accepted as Auxis rochei rochei (Risso, 1810) [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Cybiosarda elegans (Whitley, 1935) [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Euthynnus affinis (Cantor, 1849) [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Euthynnus alleteratus (Rafinesque, 1810) accepted as Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque, 1810) [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Euthynnus yaito Kishinouye, 1915 accepted as Euthynnus affinis (Cantor, 1849) [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Grammatorcynus bicarinatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Grammatorcynus bilineatus (Rüppell, 1836) [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758) [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Sarda australis (Macleay, 1881) [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Sarda orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Scomberomorus commersoni (Lacepède, 1800) accepted as Scomberomorus commerson (Lacepède, 1800) [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788) [details]
Links To Antarctic Invertebrates
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Copepod Collection
To ITIS
Notes  Distribution: New south Wales, Australia; western Australia; Madagascar; Queensland, Australia; Hawaii; Eniwetok Atoll; Seychelles, Taiwan. [details]

Habitat: gill cavity [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:357475
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 asymmetricus Kabata, 1965. 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=357475 on 2013-05-21
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