WoRMS name details
Caligus pectoralis (Müller O.F., 1776)
357645 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:357645)
unaccepted (synonymy)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Lernaea pectoralis Müller O.F., 1776) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. [Prodromus of Danish Zoology, or the characters, names, and synonyms of the indigenous animals of Denmark and Norway, especially of the popular ones.]. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550 [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Caligus pectoralis (Müller O.F., 1776). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=357645 on 2025-12-26
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Lernaea pectoralis Müller O.F., 1776) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. [Prodromus of Danish Zoology, or the characters, names, and synonyms of the indigenous animals of Denmark and Norway, especially of the popular ones.]. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550 [details]
Other
additional source
Krøyer, H. (1838). Om Snyltekrebsene, isaer med Hensyn til den danske Fauna. III. Formbeskrivelser (Fortsaettelse). [On the Parasitic Crayfish, Especially with Regard to the Danish Fauna. III. Descriptions of Forms (Continued)]. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift Ser. I.</em> 2(1): 8-52, pl. 1.
page(s): 8-11; note: described as Caligus (Lepeophtheirus) pectoralis [details]
page(s): 8-11; note: described as Caligus (Lepeophtheirus) pectoralis [details]
