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Caligus minimus Otto, 1821

135764  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135764)

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Caligus minutus Krøyer, 1837 · unaccepted (lapsus for C. minimus according...)  
lapsus for C. minimus according to catalogue of Margolis et al., 1975

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Otto, A.G. (1821). Conspectus animalium quorundam maritimorum nondum editorum pars prior quam patri dilectissimo ad cineres usque venerando Bernhardo Crristiano Otto pro celebrando die laetissimo XI. [A survey of certain marine animals, not yet published, before the ashes of my beloved father, Bernhard Cristianus Otto, for celebrating the happiest day of the 11th.]. <em>Maji MDCCCXXI quo ante decem lustra honores doctorales acceperat. Typis Universitatis, Vratislavia.</em> 20 pp., available online at http://opac.nebis.ch/F/?local_base=NEBIS&CON_LNG=GER&func=find-b&find_code=SYS&request=006471451 [details] OpenAccess publication
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2021). World of Copepods database. Caligus minimus Otto, 1821. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135764 on 2025-09-18
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Caligus minimus Otto, 1821. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135764 on 2025-09-18
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original description Otto, A.G. (1821). Conspectus animalium quorundam maritimorum nondum editorum pars prior quam patri dilectissimo ad cineres usque venerando Bernhardo Crristiano Otto pro celebrando die laetissimo XI. [A survey of certain marine animals, not yet published, before the ashes of my beloved father, Bernhard Cristianus Otto, for celebrating the happiest day of the 11th.]. <em>Maji MDCCCXXI quo ante decem lustra honores doctorales acceperat. Typis Universitatis, Vratislavia.</em> 20 pp., available online at http://opac.nebis.ch/F/?local_base=NEBIS&CON_LNG=GER&func=find-b&find_code=SYS&request=006471451 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Caligus minutus Krøyer, 1837) Krøyer, H. (1837). Om Snyltekrebsene, isaer med Hensyn til den danske Fauna. III. Formbeskrivelser (Fortsaettelse).[Concerning parasitic Crustacea with special reference to the Danish fauna. ]. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift Ser. I.</em> 1(6): 605-628, pl. 6. [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details] 

additional source Brian, A. (1935). I Caligus parassiti dei pesci del Mediterraneo (Copepodi). [Caligus parasites of Mediterranean fish (Copepods).]. <em>Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale 'Giacomo Doria', Genova.</em> 57:152-211, figs. 1-20. (10-vi-1935). [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Caillet, C. (1979). Biologie comparée de Caligus minimus Otto, 1848 et de Clavellodes macrotrachelus (Brian, 1906), copépodes parasites de poissons marins. [Comparative biology of Caligus minimus Otto, 1848 and Clavellodes macrotrachelus (Brian, 1906), copepod parasites of marine fish.]. <em>Thèse de Doctorat de 3ème Cycle, Université des Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc, Montpellier.</em> 165 pp. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Delamare Deboutteville, C. (1950). Udonella caligorum Johnston (1835) trématode monogénétique du copépode Caligus minimus Otto. [Udonella caligorum Johnston (1835) monogenetic trematode of the copepod Caligus minimus Otto.]. <em>Vie et Milieu.</em> 1(3):362-363. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Folt, C.L. & E.R. Byron. (1989). A comparison of the effects of prey and non-prey neighbours on foraging rates of Epischura nevadensis (Copepoda, Calanoida). Freshwater Biology 21(2):283-293. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Fraile, L. (1984). Essai de mise en évidence d'une attirance du Copépode parasite Caligus minimus (Otto, 1848) vers le loup Dicentrarchus labrax (Linné, 1758): rapport de stage. [Attempt to reveal an attraction of the parasitic Copepod Caligus minimus (Otto, 1848) to the catfish Dicentrarchus labrax (Linné, 1758): relationship with stage.]. <em>Mémoire D.E.A., Université Montpellier 2Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc, Montpellier, France. (In French.).</em> [details] 

additional source Kabata, Z. (1979). Parasitic Copepoda of British Fishes. <em>The Ray Society, London.</em> 152: i-xii, 1-468, figs. 1-203. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Menezes, J., A. Duarte, J. Gomes & R. Silva. (1996). Control of the European sea bass louse, Caligus minimus Otto: ineffectiveness of the wrasse cleaner fish. Boletim do Instituto Português de Investigaçao Marítima 2:93-95. [details] 

additional source Poquet, M. (1979). Aportaciones al estudio morfologico de algunas especies de copepodos parasitos de peces del litoral mediterraneo. [Contributions to the morphological study of some species of copepods parasitic on fish from the Mediterranean coast.]. <em>Miscelánea Zoologica, Instituto Municipal de Ciencias Naturales, Barcelona.</em> 5:161-171, figs. 1-12. (English summary). [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Poquet, M. (1980). Contribución al estudio ultraestructural del aparato digestivo de Caligus minimus Otto, Copépodo parásito de la lubina. [Contribution to the ultrastructural study of the digestive system of Caligus minimus Otto, parasitic copepod of the sea bass]. <em>Boletín de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, Sección Biología.</em> 78(3-4):459-471, figs. 1-12. (English summary). [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Poquet, M. (1984). Ultrastructura del tracto digestivo de copépodos parásitos de Pesces: Lernanthropus kroyerii van Beneden y Caligus minimus Otto. [Ultrastructure of the digestive tract of parasitic copepods of fish: Lernanthropus kroyerii van Beneden and Caligus minimus Otto.]. <em>Ph.D. Thesis, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Barcelona.</em> 255 pp. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Muxagata, E.M. & J.A. Williams. (2004). The Mesozooplankton of the Solent-Southampton Water system: a photographic guide. Southampton Oceanography Centre, Southampton, U.K. 103 pp. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Khoa, T.N.D., S. Mazelan, S. Muda & F. Shaharom-Harrison. (2019). The life cycle of Caligus minimus on seabass (Lates calcarifer) from floating cage culture. <em>Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences.</em> 35(1):77-85., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-018-0088-8 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Raja, R.A. (2021). Chapter 12. Parasitoses in brackishwater aquaculture. <em>In: Alavandi, S.V., Saraswathy, R., Muralidhar, M., Vijayan, K.K. (Eds.), Perspectives on Brackishwater Aquaculture in India, Aquatic Animal Health and Environment Management, ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA) & Society of Coastal Aquaculture and Fisheries (SCAFi), Chennai, India,.</em> 3:215-252. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

redescription Yanar, A., S.A. Kamanli, S. Sönmez, I. Hamdi, A.A. Özak & G.A. Boxshall. (2025). Caligus minimus Otto, 1821 (Copepoda: Caligidae): A commercially important but poorly described parasite of cultured European Sea Bass, Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758). <em>Parasitology International.</em> 104: 1-25. 102964., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2024.102964 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
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