Copepoda taxon details
Caligus infestans Heller, 1865
349644 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:349644)
accepted
Species
Caligus maculatus Heegaard, 1962 · unaccepted (synonym)
Caligus sphyraenae Nuñes-Ruivo & Fourmanoir, 1956 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Heller, C. (1865). Crustaceen. [Crustacea]. <em>Reise der Österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erdre, in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair, Zoologischer Theil, Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Wien, Band.</em> 2 (Abtheilung 3): 1–280, pls. 1–25., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13188320 [details] 
Distribution Java; Aden; Madagascar; Sri Lanka; India; Queensland; Thailand, Mozambique
Distribution Java; Aden; Madagascar; Sri Lanka; India; Queensland; Thailand, Mozambique [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2021). World of Copepods database. Caligus infestans Heller, 1865. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=349644 on 2025-05-08
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Heller, C. (1865). Crustaceen. [Crustacea]. <em>Reise der Österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erdre, in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair, Zoologischer Theil, Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Wien, Band.</em> 2 (Abtheilung 3): 1–280, pls. 1–25., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13188320 [details]
original description (of Caligus maculatus Heegaard, 1962) Heegaard, P.E. (1962). Parasitic Copepoda from Australian waters. Records of the Australian Museum 25(9):149-234, figs. 1-250. (28-v-1962) [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Caligus sphyraenae Nuñes-Ruivo & Fourmanoir, 1956) Nuñes-Ruivo, L. & P. Fourmanoir. (1956). Copépodes parasites de poissons de Madagascar. I. [Parasitic copepods of fish from Madagascar. I.]. <em>Mémoires de l'Institut Scientifique de Madagascar.</em> (A)10:69-80, figs. 1-8. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Nuñes-Ruivo, L. & P. Fourmanoir. (1956). Copépodes parasites de poissons de Madagascar. I. [Parasitic copepods of fish from Madagascar. I.]. <em>Mémoires de l'Institut Scientifique de Madagascar.</em> (A)10:69-80, figs. 1-8. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Oldewage, W.H. & J.G. van As. (1988). On the fine structure of female Caligus infestans Heller, 1865 (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida). South African Journal of Zoology 23(2):112-116, figs. 1-2. (iv.1988, Afrikaans summary) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Pillai, N.K. (1967). Copepods parasitic on Indian marine fishes. A review. In: Proceedings of the Symposium on Crustacea. Symposium Series, Marine Biological Association of India (2)5:1556-1680, figs. 1-266. [details] Available for editors [request]
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): 301 [details] Available for editors [request]
redescription Cressey, R.F. & H.B. Cressey. (1980). Parasitic copepods of mackerel- and tuna-like fishes (Scombridae) of the world. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 311:i-iv, 1-186, figs. 1-139. (1-iv-1980) [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Caligus maculatus Heegaard, 1962) Heegaard, P.E. (1962). Parasitic Copepoda from Australian waters. Records of the Australian Museum 25(9):149-234, figs. 1-250. (28-v-1962) [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Caligus sphyraenae Nuñes-Ruivo & Fourmanoir, 1956) Nuñes-Ruivo, L. & P. Fourmanoir. (1956). Copépodes parasites de poissons de Madagascar. I. [Parasitic copepods of fish from Madagascar. I.]. <em>Mémoires de l'Institut Scientifique de Madagascar.</em> (A)10:69-80, figs. 1-8. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Nuñes-Ruivo, L. & P. Fourmanoir. (1956). Copépodes parasites de poissons de Madagascar. I. [Parasitic copepods of fish from Madagascar. I.]. <em>Mémoires de l'Institut Scientifique de Madagascar.</em> (A)10:69-80, figs. 1-8. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Oldewage, W.H. & J.G. van As. (1988). On the fine structure of female Caligus infestans Heller, 1865 (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida). South African Journal of Zoology 23(2):112-116, figs. 1-2. (iv.1988, Afrikaans summary) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Pillai, N.K. (1967). Copepods parasitic on Indian marine fishes. A review. In: Proceedings of the Symposium on Crustacea. Symposium Series, Marine Biological Association of India (2)5:1556-1680, figs. 1-266. [details] Available for editors
[request]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): 301 [details] Available for editors
[request]redescription Cressey, R.F. & H.B. Cressey. (1980). Parasitic copepods of mackerel- and tuna-like fishes (Scombridae) of the world. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 311:i-iv, 1-186, figs. 1-139. (1-iv-1980) [details] Available for editors
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Distribution Java; Aden; Madagascar; Sri Lanka; India; Queensland; Thailand, Mozambique [details]
