WoRMS

WoRMS name details

Pseudocaligus parvus (Bassett-Smith, 1898)

AphiaID

355073 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:355073)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonymy)

Accepted name

Caligus parvus Bassett-Smith, 1898

Rank

Species

Parent

Pseudocaligus Scott A., 1901 accepted as Caligus Müller O.F., 1785

Original name

Caligus parvus Bassett-Smith, 1898

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Caligus parvus Bassett-Smith, 1898) Bassett-Smith, P.W. (1898). Some new parasitic Copepoda found on fish at Bombay. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)1:1-17, pls. 1-7. (i-1898), available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939808677915 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Pseudocaligus parvus (Bassett-Smith, 1898). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=355073 on 2026-07-23

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-07-15 14:41:49Z

created

Walter, T. Chad

2013-03-12 17:04:58Z

changed

Boxshall, Geoff

2019-08-04 14:43:44Z

changed

Walter, T. Chad

2021-09-11 13:55:46Z

changed

Boxshall, Geoff

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Caligus parvus Bassett-Smith, 1898) Bassett-Smith, P.W. (1898). Some new parasitic Copepoda found on fish at Bombay. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)1:1-17, pls. 1-7. (i-1898), available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939808677915 [details]

Other

additional source Pillai, N.K. (1985). Copepod Parasites of Marine Fishes. <em>In: The Fauna of India. Zoological Society of India, Calcutta.</em> 900pp., figs. 1-279.
page(s): 372 [details] Available for editors