WoRMS name details
Caligus scomberi Bassett-Smith, 1896
349740 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:349740)
unaccepted (synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Bassett-Smith, P.W. (1896). Notes on the parasitic Copepoda of fish obtained at Plymouth, with descriptions of new species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)18:8-16, pls. 3-6. (vii-1896), available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939608680404 [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Caligus scomberi Bassett-Smith, 1896. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=349740 on 2026-09-07
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Nomenclature
original description
Bassett-Smith, P.W. (1896). Notes on the parasitic Copepoda of fish obtained at Plymouth, with descriptions of new species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)18:8-16, pls. 3-6. (vii-1896), available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939608680404 [details]
