Biology:Caligus musaicus

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Short description: Species of crustacean


Caligus musaicus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Siphonostomatoida
Family: Caligidae
Genus: Caligus
Species:
C. musaicus
Binomial name
Caligus musaicus
Cavaleiro, Santos & Ho, 2010

Caligus musaicus is a sea louse species[1] that parasitises the European flounder (Platichthys flesus); it was discovered off Portugal.[2]

References

  1. "Caligus musaicus Cavaleiro, Santos & Ho, 2010". World of Copepods database. World Register of Marine Species. 2023. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467840. 
  2. F.I. Cavaleiro; M.J. Santos; J.S. Ho (2010). "Caligus musaicus n. sp. (Copepoda, Caligidae) parasitic on the European flounder, Platichthys flesus (Linnaeus) off Portugal". Crustaceana 83 (4): 457–464. doi:10.1163/001121610X489359. 

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