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Caligus planktonis Pillai, 1985 
AphiaID: 689173

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
Source Not documented
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Feedingtype  adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Liza macrolepis (Smith, 1846) [details]
Notes  Distribution: India and Taiwan [details]

Habitat: below pectoral fin underneath scale [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:689173
Taxonomic
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2012-09-06 18:54:33Z  created  Ho, Ju-shey
  
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  Citation: Ho, J. (2013). Caligus planktonis Pillai, 1985. 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=689173 on 2013-06-18
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