The World of Copepods - Caligus validus Pearse, 1952

Copepoda name details

Caligus validus Pearse, 1952

AphiaID

349772 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:349772)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym according to Hayes, Justine & Boxshall, 2012)

Accepted name

Caligus robustus Bassett-Smith, 1898

Rank

Species

Parent

Caligus Müller O.F., 1785

Original name

Caligus validus Pearse, 1952

Environment

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

Original description

Pearse, A.S. (1952). Parasitic Crustacea from the Texas coast. <em>Publications of the Institute of Marine Science, Port Aransas.</em> 1952:1-42, figs. 1-157. (xii-1952). [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Caligus validus Pearse, 1952. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=349772 on 2026-06-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-07-15 14:41:49Z

created

Walter, T. Chad

2012-11-06 11:24:50Z

changed

Boxshall, Geoff

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original description Pearse, A.S. (1952). Parasitic Crustacea from the Texas coast. <em>Publications of the Institute of Marine Science, Port Aransas.</em> 1952:1-42, figs. 1-157. (xii-1952). [details] Available for editors

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Definitions

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (Holotype USNM 92671)
To ITIS