WoRMS name details
Pseudocaligus apodus Brian, 1924
135785 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135785)
unaccepted
Species
Pseudolepeophtheirus mediterraneus Paperna, 1964 · unaccepted (listed as synonym in Raibaut &...)
listed as synonym in Raibaut & Ben Hassine, 1977
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Brian, A. (1924). Copepoda. Copepodes commensaux et parasites des cotes Mauritaniennes. [Copepoda. Commensal and parasitic copepods of the Mauritanian coasts.]. <em>In: Parasitologica Mauritanica. Matériaux pour la faune parasitologique en Mauritanie.</em> 1(1):1-66, figs. 1-67, also Bulletin du Comitae d'etudes Historiques et Scientifiques de l'Afrique Occidentale Francoaise 9:363-427, figs. 1-69. [details] Available for editors 
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Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Pseudocaligus apodus Brian, 1924. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135785 on 2026-08-08
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Nomenclature
original description
Brian, A. (1924). Copepoda. Copepodes commensaux et parasites des cotes Mauritaniennes. [Copepoda. Commensal and parasitic copepods of the Mauritanian coasts.]. <em>In: Parasitologica Mauritanica. Matériaux pour la faune parasitologique en Mauritanie.</em> 1(1):1-66, figs. 1-67, also Bulletin du Comitae d'etudes Historiques et Scientifiques de l'Afrique Occidentale Francoaise 9:363-427, figs. 1-69. [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details]
[request]basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Khidr, A.E.A., Abu Samak, O.A., Said, A.E. & Abou Hadied, M.M. (2008). Redescription of the parasitic copepod Pseudocaligus apodus and its effects on the gills of the flathead grey mullet, Mugil cephalus and testing two antiparasitic agents. <em>18th International Conference Egyptian German Society of Zoology.</em> 56, (D): 247-264. [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
