WoRMS taxon details
Caligus fugu (Yamaguti, 1936)
742236 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:742236)
accepted
Species
Pseudocaligus fugu Yamaguti, 1936 · unaccepted (Generic reassignment based on...)
Generic reassignment based on generic synonymy proposed by Dojiri & Ho, 2013, see Özak et al., 2013 for details
marine
(of Pseudocaligus fugu Yamaguti, 1936) Yamaguti, S. (1936). Parasitic copepods from fishes of Japan. Part 2. Caligoida, I. <em>Kyoto Imperial University.</em> 1-22, pls. 1-12. (5-x-1936). [details] Available for editors 
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Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Caligus fugu (Yamaguti, 1936). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=742236 on 2026-07-23
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Nomenclature
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(of Pseudocaligus fugu Yamaguti, 1936) Yamaguti, S. (1936). Parasitic copepods from fishes of Japan. Part 2. Caligoida, I. <em>Kyoto Imperial University.</em> 1-22, pls. 1-12. (5-x-1936). [details] Available for editors [request]
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Kim, I.H. (2008). Invertebrate fauna of Korea. Arthropoda: Crustacea: Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida: Calgidae, Sea Lice. <em>National Institute of Biological Resources, Inchon, South Korea.</em> 21(1):75 pp.
note: as Pseudocaligus fugu [details] Available for editors [request]
note: as Pseudocaligus fugu [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Ogawa, K. & K. Inouye. (1997). Parasites of cultured tiger puffer (Takifugu rubripes) and their seasonal occurrences, with descriptions of two new species of Gyrodactylus. <em>Fish Pathology (Gyobyu Kenkyu), University of Tokyo.</em> 32(1):7-14., available online at https://doi.org/10.3147/jsfp.32.7 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Ohtsuka, S., I.Takami, B.A. Venmathi Maran, K. Ogawa, T. Shimono, Y. Fujita, M. Asakawa & G.A. Boxshall. (2009). Developmental stages and growth of Pseudocaligus fugu Yamaguti, (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida: Caligidae) host-specific to puffer. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 43:1779-1804., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930902993757 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Özak, A.A., I. Demirkale & A. Yanar. (2012). First Record of Two Species of Parasitic Copepods on Immigrant Pufferfishes (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) Caught in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. <em>Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 12: 675-681., available online at https://doi.org/10.4194/1303-2712-v12_3_16 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Tasumi, S., I. Norshida, G.A. Boxshall, K. Kikuchi, Y. Suzuki & S. Ohtsuka. (2015). Screening of candidate genes encoding proteins expressed in pectoral fins of fugu Takifugu rubripes, in relation to habitat site of parasitic copepod Caligus fugu, using suppression subtractive hybridization. Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 44(1):356-364., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2015.02.031 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Lee, J., C.Y. Chang & I.H. Kim. (2022). Symbiotic copepods (Cyclopoida and Siphonostomatoida) collected by light trap from Korea. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 1115: 1-71., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1115.83266 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Rana, K.M.S., T. Sonoda, Y. Sato, Y. Kondo, S. Ohtsuka, T. Kotani, D. Ueno & S. Tasumi. (2025). De novo transcriptomic analysis to identify candidate genes potentially related to host recognition during infective stage of Caligus fugu (Crustacea: Copepoda). <em>Comparative Biochemistry And Physiology D-Genomics & Proteomics.</em> 54: Jun 2025., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbd.2025.101433 [details]
additional source Fukahori, S., Y. Kondo, K. Wakabayashi, K. Tomikawa, P.T. Aneesh & S. Ohtsuka. (2025). Does grass puffer migrate upstream in rivers to eliminate ectoparasitic copepods?: likely natural freshwater bathing. <em>Plankton & Benthos Research, 15th International Conference on Copepoda.</em> 20(Spec. Iss.):S93-S101. Sep 2025., available online at https://doi.org/10.3800/pbr.20.s93 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Rana, K.M.S., J.J. Zhang, T. Kotani & S. Tasumi. (2026). Molecular characterization of ionotropic receptors of a parasitic copepod Caligus fugu (Crustacea: Copepoda). <em>Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology D-Genomics & Proteomics.</em> 59: 1-15. 101783. online Feb 2026., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbd.2026.101783 [details] Available for editors [request]
biology source Ohtsuka, S., Y. Nishida, K. Hirano, T. Fuji, T. Kaji, Y. Kondo, S. Komeda, S. Tasumi, K. Koike & G.A. Boxshall. (2021). The cephalothoracic sucker of sea lice (Crustacea: Copepoda: Caligidae): The functional importance of cuticular membrane ultrastructure. <em>Arthropod Structure & Development.</em> 62:1-24. 101046., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asd.2021.101046 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Ohtsuka, S., I.Takami, B.A. Venmathi Maran, K. Ogawa, T. Shimono, Y. Fujita, M. Asakawa & G.A. Boxshall. (2009). Developmental stages and growth of Pseudocaligus fugu Yamaguti, (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida: Caligidae) host-specific to puffer. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 43:1779-1804., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930902993757 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Özak, A.A., I. Demirkale & A. Yanar. (2012). First Record of Two Species of Parasitic Copepods on Immigrant Pufferfishes (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) Caught in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. <em>Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 12: 675-681., available online at https://doi.org/10.4194/1303-2712-v12_3_16 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Tasumi, S., I. Norshida, G.A. Boxshall, K. Kikuchi, Y. Suzuki & S. Ohtsuka. (2015). Screening of candidate genes encoding proteins expressed in pectoral fins of fugu Takifugu rubripes, in relation to habitat site of parasitic copepod Caligus fugu, using suppression subtractive hybridization. Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 44(1):356-364., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2015.02.031 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Lee, J., C.Y. Chang & I.H. Kim. (2022). Symbiotic copepods (Cyclopoida and Siphonostomatoida) collected by light trap from Korea. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 1115: 1-71., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1115.83266 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Rana, K.M.S., T. Sonoda, Y. Sato, Y. Kondo, S. Ohtsuka, T. Kotani, D. Ueno & S. Tasumi. (2025). De novo transcriptomic analysis to identify candidate genes potentially related to host recognition during infective stage of Caligus fugu (Crustacea: Copepoda). <em>Comparative Biochemistry And Physiology D-Genomics & Proteomics.</em> 54: Jun 2025., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbd.2025.101433 [details]
additional source Fukahori, S., Y. Kondo, K. Wakabayashi, K. Tomikawa, P.T. Aneesh & S. Ohtsuka. (2025). Does grass puffer migrate upstream in rivers to eliminate ectoparasitic copepods?: likely natural freshwater bathing. <em>Plankton & Benthos Research, 15th International Conference on Copepoda.</em> 20(Spec. Iss.):S93-S101. Sep 2025., available online at https://doi.org/10.3800/pbr.20.s93 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Rana, K.M.S., J.J. Zhang, T. Kotani & S. Tasumi. (2026). Molecular characterization of ionotropic receptors of a parasitic copepod Caligus fugu (Crustacea: Copepoda). <em>Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology D-Genomics & Proteomics.</em> 59: 1-15. 101783. online Feb 2026., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbd.2026.101783 [details] Available for editors
[request]biology source Ohtsuka, S., Y. Nishida, K. Hirano, T. Fuji, T. Kaji, Y. Kondo, S. Komeda, S. Tasumi, K. Koike & G.A. Boxshall. (2021). The cephalothoracic sucker of sea lice (Crustacea: Copepoda: Caligidae): The functional importance of cuticular membrane ultrastructure. <em>Arthropod Structure & Development.</em> 62:1-24. 101046., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asd.2021.101046 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Pseudocaligus fugu Yamaguti, 1936)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caligus fugu)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Pseudocaligus fugu Yamaguti, 1936)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Pseudocaligus fugu Yamaguti, 1936)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Pseudocaligus fugu Yamaguti, 1936)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caligus fugu)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Pseudocaligus fugu Yamaguti, 1936)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Pseudocaligus fugu Yamaguti, 1936)
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