WoRMS taxon details
Caligus centrodonti Baird, 1850
135747 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135747)
accepted
Species
Caligus abbreviatus Krøyer, 1863 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Baird, W. (1850). The Natural History of the British Entomostraca. <em>Ray Society, London.</em> 364 pp, pls. 1-36. [details] 
Distribution Irish Sea; south coast of England; Cornwall, Scotland; Norway; Black Sea
Distribution Irish Sea; south coast of England; Cornwall, Scotland; Norway; Black Sea [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Caligus centrodonti Baird, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135747 on 2026-06-14
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Nomenclature
original description
Baird, W. (1850). The Natural History of the British Entomostraca. <em>Ray Society, London.</em> 364 pp, pls. 1-36. [details]
original description (of Caligus abbreviatus Krøyer, 1863) Krøyer, H. (1863 - 1864). Bidrag til Kundskab om Snyltekrebsene. [Contribution to Knowledge of the Parasitic Copepods.]. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift.</em> Ser. III, 2(1/2): 75-320, pls. 1-9 [1863]; 2(3): 321-432, pls. 10-18 [1864]. [details]
basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Caligus abbreviatus Krøyer, 1863) Krøyer, H. (1863 - 1864). Bidrag til Kundskab om Snyltekrebsene. [Contribution to Knowledge of the Parasitic Copepods.]. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift.</em> Ser. III, 2(1/2): 75-320, pls. 1-9 [1863]; 2(3): 321-432, pls. 10-18 [1864]. [details]
basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
additional source
Ramdane, Z. & J.P. Trilles. (2007). Parasitic copepods (Crustacea: Copepoda) from Algerian marine fishes. Zootaxa 1574:49-68., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1574.1.3 [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Bron, J.E. & J.W. Treasurer. (1992). Sea lice (Caligidae) on wrasse (Labridae) from selected British wild and salmon-farm sources. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 72(3):645-650, tabs. 1-2., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400059415 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Kabata, Z. (1979). Parasitic Copepoda of British Fishes. <em>The Ray Society, London.</em> 152: i-xii, 1-468, figs. 1-203. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Markevich, A.P. (1956). Paraziticheskie veslonogie ryb SSSR. [Parasitic copepods of fishes of the USSR.]. <em>Akademiya Nauk Ukraine SSR, Institut Zoology, Kiev.</em> 259 pp. figs. 1-153. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Scott, T. & A. Scott. (1913). The British Parasitic Copepoda: Copepoda Parasitic on Fishes. <em>Ray Society, London.</em> Vol. 1: xi, 1-256 text; pls A-B, Vol. 2: xii, 72 pls. for taxa in Volume I., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/910552 [details]
additional source Wilson, C.B. (1905). North American parasitic copepods belonging to the family Caligidae. Part 1.- The Caliginae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 28(1404):479-672, pls. 5-29. (23-vi-1905)., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.28-1404.479 [details]
[request]additional source Bron, J.E. & J.W. Treasurer. (1992). Sea lice (Caligidae) on wrasse (Labridae) from selected British wild and salmon-farm sources. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 72(3):645-650, tabs. 1-2., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400059415 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Kabata, Z. (1979). Parasitic Copepoda of British Fishes. <em>The Ray Society, London.</em> 152: i-xii, 1-468, figs. 1-203. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Markevich, A.P. (1956). Paraziticheskie veslonogie ryb SSSR. [Parasitic copepods of fishes of the USSR.]. <em>Akademiya Nauk Ukraine SSR, Institut Zoology, Kiev.</em> 259 pp. figs. 1-153. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Scott, T. & A. Scott. (1913). The British Parasitic Copepoda: Copepoda Parasitic on Fishes. <em>Ray Society, London.</em> Vol. 1: xi, 1-256 text; pls A-B, Vol. 2: xii, 72 pls. for taxa in Volume I., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/910552 [details]
additional source Wilson, C.B. (1905). North American parasitic copepods belonging to the family Caligidae. Part 1.- The Caliginae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 28(1404):479-672, pls. 5-29. (23-vi-1905)., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.28-1404.479 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution Irish Sea; south coast of England; Cornwall, Scotland; Norway; Black Sea [details]
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Caligus abbreviatus Krøyer, 1863)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caligus centrodonti)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Caligus abbreviatus Krøyer, 1863)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (2 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Caligus abbreviatus Krøyer, 1863)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caligus centrodonti)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Caligus abbreviatus Krøyer, 1863)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (2 records)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
