Copepoda name details
Metacaligus unguidentatus (Rangnekar & Murti, 1950)
596515 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:596515)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Metacaligus Thomsen, 1949 accepted as Caligus Müller O.F., 1785
marine, brackish, fresh
(of Caligus unguidentatus Rangnekar & Murti, 1950) Rangnekar, P.G. & N.N. Murti. (1950). A new caligid copepod parasitic on the fish Clupea toli. Journal of the University of Bombay (B)18(5):21-28, figs. 1-13 on pl. 1. (iii-1950) [details] Available for editors 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2024). World of Copepods Database. Metacaligus unguidentatus (Rangnekar & Murti, 1950). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596515 on 2024-04-18
original description
(of Caligus unguidentatus Rangnekar & Murti, 1950) Rangnekar, P.G. & N.N. Murti. (1950). A new caligid copepod parasitic on the fish Clupea toli. Journal of the University of Bombay (B)18(5):21-28, figs. 1-13 on pl. 1. (iii-1950) [details] Available for editors
taxonomy 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.
note: synonym of Caligus hilsae according to Pillai (1985) [details] Available for editors
redescription Shen, C.J. (1957). Parasitic copepods from fishes of China. Part II. Caligoida, Caligidae (1). Acta Zoologica Sinica 9(4):351-378, pls. 1-11. (xii-1957, Chinese with English summary).
note: described as Caligus hilsae, but synonym according to Pillai (1985) [details] Available for editors
ecology source Brun, P., M.R. Payne & T. Kiørboe. (2017). A trait database for marine copepods. <em>Earth System Science Data.</em> 9(1):99-113., available online at https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-99-2017 [details] Available for editors
taxonomy 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.
note: synonym of Caligus hilsae according to Pillai (1985) [details] Available for editors
redescription Shen, C.J. (1957). Parasitic copepods from fishes of China. Part II. Caligoida, Caligidae (1). Acta Zoologica Sinica 9(4):351-378, pls. 1-11. (xii-1957, Chinese with English summary).
note: described as Caligus hilsae, but synonym according to Pillai (1985) [details] Available for editors
ecology source Brun, P., M.R. Payne & T. Kiørboe. (2017). A trait database for marine copepods. <em>Earth System Science Data.</em> 9(1):99-113., available online at https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-99-2017 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality