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Caligus

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Genus of crustaceans
Caligus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Copepoda
Order: Siphonostomatoida
Family: Caligidae
Genus: Caligus
O. F. Müller, 1785
Type species
Caligus curtus
O. F. Müller, 1785
Synonyms
  • Caligulus Heegaard, 1962
  • Cresseyella Bezděk & Cressey, 2004
  • Midias C. B. Wilson., 1911
  • Pseudocaligus A. Scott, 1901
  • Risculus Leach, 1819
  • Sciaenophilus Van Beneden, 1852
Caligus chelifer

Caligus is a genus of sea lice in the family Caligidae. The species are parasites of marine fishes and could be vectors of viruses. As of 2017[update] , the World Register of Marine Species includes the following species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ Boxshall, Geoff (2015). Walter TC, Boxshall G (eds.). "Caligus O.F. Müller, 1785". World of Copepods Database. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 7 September 2017.

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