Biology:Caligus curtus

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Short description: Species of crustacean

Caligus curtus
PSM V08 D695 Female caligulus elegans.jpg
Female Caligus curtus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Siphonostomatoida
Family: Caligidae
Genus: Caligus
Species:
C. curtus
Binomial name
Caligus curtus
O. F. Müller, 1785
Synonyms
  • Caligulus elegans
  • Caligus elegans van Beneden, 1851

Caligus curtus is a sea louse species.[1][2] It is a parasite of the Atlantic cod.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3809075 entry