Caligus platytarsis Bassett-Smith, 1898 
AphiaID: 349710

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 bombayensis Rangnekar, 1955 (synonym)
Sources		basis of record: Walter, Chad. The world of Copepods. [details]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Feedingtype		adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 [details]
Links		To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Copepod Collection To ITIS
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:349710
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2008-07-15 14:41:49Z   created   Walter, T. Chad
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		Citation: Walter, T. Chad (2013). Caligus platytarsis Bassett-Smith, 1898. 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=349710 on 2013-05-26