Caligus dactylus Ho, Lin & Chang, 2007 
AphiaID: 348236

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

Status		unaccepted (synonym according to Hayes, Justine & Boxshall, 2012)
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name		Caligus dactylopteni Uma Devi & Shyamasundari, 1981
Rank		Species
Parent		Caligus O.F. Müller, 1785
Sources		original description: Ho, J.S., C.L. Lin & W.B. Chang. 2007. Four species of Caligus Müller, 1785 (Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida, Caligidae) parasitic on marine fishes of Taiwan. Journal of Natural History 41(5-8):401-417. page(s): 408-412 [details] basis of record: Walter, Chad. The world of Copepods. [details]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Specimen		Unknown type: USNM , locality Taiwanese Exclusive Economic Zone (Da-hsi Fishing port of I-Lan County) [details]
Feedingtype		parasitic: ectoparasitic on Dactyloptena peterseni (Nyström, 1887) [details]
Links		To Encyclopedia of Life To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Copepod Collection
Note		Biology: host fish Dactyloptena peterseni [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:348236
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2008-07-15 14:41:49Z   created   Walter, T. Chad 2012-09-13 19:54:53Z   changed   Ho, Ju-shey 2012-11-06 11:24:50Z   changed   Boxshall, Geoff
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		Citation: Boxshall, G.; Ho, J.; Walter, T. Chad (2013). Caligus dactylus Ho, Lin & Chang, 2007. 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=348236 on 2013-05-23