Caligus musaicus
Appearance
Caligus musaicus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Copepoda |
Order: | Siphonostomatoida |
Family: | Caligidae |
Genus: | Caligus |
Species: | C. musaicus
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Binomial name | |
Caligus musaicus Cavaleiro, Santos & Ho, 2010
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Caligus musaicus is a sea louse species[1] that parasitises the European flounder (Platichthys flesus); it was discovered off Portugal.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Walter TC, Boxshall G, eds. (2023). "Caligus musaicus Cavaleiro, Santos & Ho, 2010". World of Copepods database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ 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.