Caligus bonito Wilson C.B., 1905 
AphiaID: 135745

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Arthropoda > Crustacea > Maxillopoda > Copepoda > Neocopepoda > Podoplea > Siphonostomatoida > Caligidae > Caligus

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Caligus O.F. Müller, 1785
Synonymised taxa		Caligus krishnai M. M. Thomas, 1968 (synoym) Caligus kuroshio Shiino, 1959 (synonym) Caligus sarda Pearse, 1952 (synonym, according to Cressey & Cressey (1980))
Sources		from synonym: Walter, Chad. The world of Copepods. [details] [view taxon]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Subspecies Caligus bonito kuroshio (Shiino, 1959)
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Feedingtypes		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 lineatus Kishinouye, 1920 [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Gymnosarda alleterata (Rafinesque, 1810) accepted as Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque, 1810) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Gymnosarda unicolor (Rüppell, 1836) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Mugil curema Valenciennes, 1836 [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Oligoplites palometa (Cuvier, 1832) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Pelamys sarda (Bloch, 1793) accepted as Sarda sarda (Bloch, 1793) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Sarda australis (Macleay, 1881) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Sarda chilensis (Cuvier, 1832) accepted as Sarda chiliensis chiliensis (Cuvier, 1832) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Sarda orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Sarda sarda (Bloch, 1793) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Scomberomorus regalis (Bloch, 1793) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758) [details]
Links		To Antarctic Invertebrates To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To PESI To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Copepod Collection To ITIS
Notes		Distribution: tropical and subtropical Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans [details] Habitat: body surface and oral and gill cavities [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135745
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Boxshall, Geoff 2008-08-06 13:32:15Z   changed   Walter, T. Chad
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		Citation: Walter, T. Chad; Boxshall, G. (2013). Caligus bonito Wilson C.B., 1905. In: Walter, T.C. & Boxshall, G. (2013). World of Copepods database. Accessed through: Walter, T.C. & Boxshall, G. (2013). World of Copepods database at http://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135745 on 2013-05-23