Caligus polycanthi Gnanamuthu, 1950 
AphiaID: 349711

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 canthidermis Yamaguti & Yamasu, 1959 (synonym)
Sources		basis of record: Walter, Chad. The world of Copepods. [details]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Feedingtypes		adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Aluterus monoceros (Linnaeus, 1758) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Balistes maculatus Bloch, 1786 accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Canthidermis maculatus (Bloch, 1786) accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786) [details]
Links		To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) To Encyclopedia of Life To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Copepod Collection
Notes		Distribution: India; Japan; and Taiwan [details] Habitat: body surface and fins [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:349711
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 polycanthi Gnanamuthu, 1950. 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=349711 on 2013-05-22