Caligus dactylopteni Uma Devi & Shyamasundari, 1981 
AphiaID: 559273

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 dactylus Ho, Lin & Chang, 2007 (synonym according to Hayes, Justine & Boxshall, 2012)
Sources		original description: Uma Devi, D.V. & K. Shyamasundari. 1981. A new species of the genus Caligus Müller, 1785 from fish, Dactyloptena orientalis, at Waltair. Indian Journal of Parasitology 5(1):91-94, figs. 1-20. (vi-1981) [details] from synonym: Walter, Chad. The world of Copepods. [details] [view taxon] from synonym: 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] [view taxon]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Specimen		Unknown type (from synonym): USNM , locality Taiwanese Exclusive Economic Zone (Da-hsi Fishing port of I-Lan County) [view taxon]
Feedingtype		adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Dactyloptena orientalis (Cuvier, 1829) [details]
Link		To Encyclopedia of Life
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:559273
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2011-02-08 17:36:18Z   created   Walter, T. Chad
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		Citation: Walter, T. Chad (2013). Caligus dactylopteni Uma Devi & Shyamasundari, 1981. 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=559273 on 2013-05-24