BeRMS taxon details
Caligus Müller O.F., 1785
135566 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135566)
accepted
Genus
Caligus curtus Müller O.F., 1785 (type by monotypy)
- Species Caligus brevicaudatus Scott A., 1901
- Species Caligus curtus Müller O.F., 1785
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Müller, O.F. (1785). Entomostraca seu Insecta Testacea, quae in aquis Daniae et Norvegiae reperit, descripsit et iconibus illustravit Otho Fridericus Müller. [The Entomostraca or Insecta Testacea, which he finds in the waters of Denmark and Norway, were described and illustrated by icons by Otho Friedrich Müller.]. <em>F.W. Thiele, Lipsiae & Havniae.</em> 134 pp., index, pls. 1-21., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.14414 [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Caligus Müller O.F., 1785. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards) Belgian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135566 on 2026-06-12
VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards). Belgian Register of Marine Species. Caligus Müller O.F., 1785. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135566 on 2026-06-12
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Müller, O.F. (1785). Entomostraca seu Insecta Testacea, quae in aquis Daniae et Norvegiae reperit, descripsit et iconibus illustravit Otho Fridericus Müller. [The Entomostraca or Insecta Testacea, which he finds in the waters of Denmark and Norway, were described and illustrated by icons by Otho Friedrich Müller.]. <em>F.W. Thiele, Lipsiae & Havniae.</em> 134 pp., index, pls. 1-21., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.14414 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Luque, J.L., C. Cruces, J. Chero, F. Paschoal, P.V. Alves, A.C. Silva, L. Sanchez & J. Iannacone. (2016). Lista de verificación de los metazoos parásitos de peces de Perú. [Checklist of metazoan parasites of fishes from Peru.]. <em>Neotropical Helminthology.</em> 10(2):301-375., available online at https://doi.org/10.24039/rnh2016102751 [details] Available for editors
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]
additional source Costello, M.J., C. Emblow & R. White (EdS.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France.</em> 463 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Latreille, [P.A.]. (1829). Le Règne Animal Distribué d'Après son Organisation, pour Servir de Base a l'Histoire Naturelle des Animaux et d'Introduction a l'Anatomie Comparée par M. Le Baron Cuvier. Nouvelle Édition, Revue et Augmentée. Vol. 4. Crustacés, Arachnides et Partie des Insectes. Paris: Chez Déterville & Chez Crochard. [The Animal Kingdom Distributed According to its Organization, to Serve as a Basis for the Natural History of Animals and as an Introduction to Comparative Anatomy by Mr. Baron Cuvier. New Edition, Revised and Augmented. Vol. 4. Crustaceans, Arachnids and Part of Insects. Paris: Chez Déterville & Chez Crochard]. <em>In: G. Cuvier, Le Regne Animal, 3nd ed., Paris, 4: 99-101.</em> xxvii + 584 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33374495#page/9/mode/1up [details]
additional source Barnard, K.H. (1955). South African parasitic Copepoda. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 41(5):223-312, figs. 1-33. (ii-1955). [details] Available for editors
additional source Byrnes, T. (1987). Caligids (Copepoda: Caligidae) found on the bream (Acanthopagrus spp.) of Australia. Journal of Natural History, London 21(2):363-404., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938700771071
note: Caligus sp.1, sp. 2, [details] Available for editors
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
additional source Kabata, Z. (1988). Copepoda and Brachiura. In: Margolis, L. & Z. Kabata (eds.). Guide to the parasites of fishes of Canada. Part II. Crustacea. Canadian Special Publication in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 101:3-127, figs. 1-53. (French summary). [details] Available for editors
additional source Krøyer, H. (1837). Om Snyltekrebsene, isaer med Hensyn til den danske Fauna. III. Formbeskrivelser (Fortsaettelse).[Concerning parasitic Crustacea with special reference to the Danish fauna. ]. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift Ser. I.</em> 1(6): 605-628, pl. 6. [details]
additional source 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]
additional source Margolis, L., Z. Kabata & R.R. Parker. (1975). Catalogue and synopsis of Caligus, a genus of Copepoda (Crustacea) parasitic on fishes. <em>Bulletin of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada.</em> 192:1-117., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3279210 [details] Available for editors
additional source Pillai, N.K. (1985). Copepod Parasites of Marine Fishes. <em>In: The Fauna of India. Zoological Society of India, Calcutta.</em> 900pp., figs. 1-279.
page(s): 233 [details] Available for editors
additional source Yamaguti, S. (1974). Key to female parasitic copepods of genus Caligus from Japanese waters. Japanese Journal of Parasitology 23(1):31-34. (ii-1974) [details] Available for editors
additional source Webber, W.R., G.D. Fenwick, J.M. Bradford-Grieve, S.G. Eagar, J.S. Buckeridge, G.C.B. Poore, E.W. Dawson, L. Watling, J.B. Jones, J.B.J. Wells, N.L. Bruce, S.T. Ahyong, K. Larsen, M.A. Chapman, J. Olesen, J.S. Ho, J.D. Green, R.J. Shiel, C.E.F. Rocha, A. Lörz, G.J. Bird & W.A. Charleston. (2010). Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea: shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 2. Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils.</em> pp. 98-232 (COPEPODS 21 pp.). [details] Available for editors
additional source Goodsir, H.D.S. (1842). On a new genus and six new species of Crustacea with observations on the development of the egg and on the metamorphosis of Caligus, Carcinus, and Pagurus. <em>Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal.</em> 33: 174-192,1 pl. [details]
additional source Ho, J.S., C.L. Lin & W.C. Liu. (2016). High diversity of Caligus species (Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida, Caligidae) in Taiwanese waters. <em>In: Huys, R. (Ed.), Recent Developments in Taxonomy and Biodiversity of Symbiotic Copepoda (Crustacea) – A Volume in Celebration of the Career of Prof. Il-Hoi Kim. Zootaxa.</em> 4174:114-121., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4174.1.8 [details] Available for editors
additional source Kim, I.H. (2008). Invertebrate fauna of Korea. Arthropoda: Crustacea: Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida: Calgidae, Sea Lice. <em>National Institute of Biological Resources, Inchon, South Korea.</em> 21(1):75 pp. [details] Available for editors
additional source Moriarty, M., J.M. Murphy, A.J. Brooker, W. Waites, C.W. Revie, T.P. Adams , M. Lewis, H.C. Reinardy, J.P. Phelan, J.P. Coyle, B. Rabe, S.C. Ives, J.D. Armstrong, A.D. Sandvik, L. Asplin, O. Karlsen, S. Garnier, G. á Norði, P.A. Gillibrand, K.S. Last & A.G. Murray. (2024). A gap analysis on modelling of sea lice infection pressure from salmonid farms. I. A structured knowledge review. <em>Aquaculture Environment Interactions.</em> 16:1-25., available online at https://doi.org/10.3354/aei00469 [details] Available for editors
context source (PeRMS) Luque, J.L., C. Cruces, J. Chero, F. Paschoal, P.V. Alves, A.C. Silva, L. Sanchez & J. Iannacone. (2016). Lista de verificación de los metazoos parásitos de peces de Perú. [Checklist of metazoan parasites of fishes from Peru.]. <em>Neotropical Helminthology.</em> 10(2):301-375., available online at https://doi.org/10.24039/rnh2016102751 [details] Available for editors
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]
additional source Costello, M.J., C. Emblow & R. White (EdS.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France.</em> 463 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Latreille, [P.A.]. (1829). Le Règne Animal Distribué d'Après son Organisation, pour Servir de Base a l'Histoire Naturelle des Animaux et d'Introduction a l'Anatomie Comparée par M. Le Baron Cuvier. Nouvelle Édition, Revue et Augmentée. Vol. 4. Crustacés, Arachnides et Partie des Insectes. Paris: Chez Déterville & Chez Crochard. [The Animal Kingdom Distributed According to its Organization, to Serve as a Basis for the Natural History of Animals and as an Introduction to Comparative Anatomy by Mr. Baron Cuvier. New Edition, Revised and Augmented. Vol. 4. Crustaceans, Arachnids and Part of Insects. Paris: Chez Déterville & Chez Crochard]. <em>In: G. Cuvier, Le Regne Animal, 3nd ed., Paris, 4: 99-101.</em> xxvii + 584 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33374495#page/9/mode/1up [details]
additional source Barnard, K.H. (1955). South African parasitic Copepoda. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 41(5):223-312, figs. 1-33. (ii-1955). [details] Available for editors
additional source Byrnes, T. (1987). Caligids (Copepoda: Caligidae) found on the bream (Acanthopagrus spp.) of Australia. Journal of Natural History, London 21(2):363-404., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938700771071
note: Caligus sp.1, sp. 2, [details] Available for editors
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
additional source Kabata, Z. (1988). Copepoda and Brachiura. In: Margolis, L. & Z. Kabata (eds.). Guide to the parasites of fishes of Canada. Part II. Crustacea. Canadian Special Publication in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 101:3-127, figs. 1-53. (French summary). [details] Available for editors
additional source Krøyer, H. (1837). Om Snyltekrebsene, isaer med Hensyn til den danske Fauna. III. Formbeskrivelser (Fortsaettelse).[Concerning parasitic Crustacea with special reference to the Danish fauna. ]. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift Ser. I.</em> 1(6): 605-628, pl. 6. [details]
additional source 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]
additional source Margolis, L., Z. Kabata & R.R. Parker. (1975). Catalogue and synopsis of Caligus, a genus of Copepoda (Crustacea) parasitic on fishes. <em>Bulletin of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada.</em> 192:1-117., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3279210 [details] Available for editors
additional source Pillai, N.K. (1985). Copepod Parasites of Marine Fishes. <em>In: The Fauna of India. Zoological Society of India, Calcutta.</em> 900pp., figs. 1-279.
page(s): 233 [details] Available for editors
additional source Yamaguti, S. (1974). Key to female parasitic copepods of genus Caligus from Japanese waters. Japanese Journal of Parasitology 23(1):31-34. (ii-1974) [details] Available for editors
additional source Webber, W.R., G.D. Fenwick, J.M. Bradford-Grieve, S.G. Eagar, J.S. Buckeridge, G.C.B. Poore, E.W. Dawson, L. Watling, J.B. Jones, J.B.J. Wells, N.L. Bruce, S.T. Ahyong, K. Larsen, M.A. Chapman, J. Olesen, J.S. Ho, J.D. Green, R.J. Shiel, C.E.F. Rocha, A. Lörz, G.J. Bird & W.A. Charleston. (2010). Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea: shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 2. Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils.</em> pp. 98-232 (COPEPODS 21 pp.). [details] Available for editors
additional source Goodsir, H.D.S. (1842). On a new genus and six new species of Crustacea with observations on the development of the egg and on the metamorphosis of Caligus, Carcinus, and Pagurus. <em>Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal.</em> 33: 174-192,1 pl. [details]
additional source Ho, J.S., C.L. Lin & W.C. Liu. (2016). High diversity of Caligus species (Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida, Caligidae) in Taiwanese waters. <em>In: Huys, R. (Ed.), Recent Developments in Taxonomy and Biodiversity of Symbiotic Copepoda (Crustacea) – A Volume in Celebration of the Career of Prof. Il-Hoi Kim. Zootaxa.</em> 4174:114-121., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4174.1.8 [details] Available for editors
additional source Kim, I.H. (2008). Invertebrate fauna of Korea. Arthropoda: Crustacea: Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida: Calgidae, Sea Lice. <em>National Institute of Biological Resources, Inchon, South Korea.</em> 21(1):75 pp. [details] Available for editors
additional source Moriarty, M., J.M. Murphy, A.J. Brooker, W. Waites, C.W. Revie, T.P. Adams , M. Lewis, H.C. Reinardy, J.P. Phelan, J.P. Coyle, B. Rabe, S.C. Ives, J.D. Armstrong, A.D. Sandvik, L. Asplin, O. Karlsen, S. Garnier, G. á Norði, P.A. Gillibrand, K.S. Last & A.G. Murray. (2024). A gap analysis on modelling of sea lice infection pressure from salmonid farms. I. A structured knowledge review. <em>Aquaculture Environment Interactions.</em> 16:1-25., available online at https://doi.org/10.3354/aei00469 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ウオジラミ属 | [details] |
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Caligus 
3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Caligus
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caligus)
To Genbank
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 071586)
To ITIS
3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Caligus
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caligus)
To Genbank
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 071586)
To ITIS
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