Caligus musaicus

Caligus musaicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Maxillopoda
Subclass: 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 that parasitises the European flounder (Platichthys flesus); it was discovered off Portugal.[1]

References

  1. 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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