Copepoda taxon details
Caligodes laciniatus (Krøyer, 1863)
135738 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135738)
accepted
Species
Caligodes megacephalus Wilson C.B., 1905 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caligus laciniatus (Krøyer, 1863) · unaccepted (synonym)
Sciaenophilus laciniatus Krøyer, 1863 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Sciaenophilus laciniatus 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] 
Distribution Florida; Mississippi; Caribbean Sea; northern Brazil; West Africa; west coast of Mexico; Peru; Hawaii; Japan; Maldive Island;...
Distribution Florida; Mississippi; Caribbean Sea; northern Brazil; West Africa; west coast of Mexico; Peru; Hawaii; Japan; Maldive Island; India; Philippines; Gulf of Mexico; Haiti; Virgin Island; Red Sea; Trinidad; Venezuela; Aulf of Aden; Red Sea; Zanzibar; Madagascar; Arabian Gulf; Sri Lanka; Gulf of Thailand; Samoa; Panama; and Cocos Island; and Taiwan [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Caligodes laciniatus (Krøyer, 1863). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135738 on 2026-04-15
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(of Caligodes megacephalus Wilson C.B., 1905) 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]
original description (of Sciaenophilus laciniatus 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]
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
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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 Kirtisinghe, P. (1937). Parasitic copepods of fish from Ceylon. II. <em>Parasitology, Cambridge.</em> 29:435-452, figs. 1-107. (x-1937)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182000024975 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Brian, A. (1902). Note su alcuni Crostacei parassiti dei pesci del Mediterraneo. [Notes on some Crustaceans parasitic on Mediterranean fish.]. <em>Atti della Società Ligustica di Scienze Naturali e Geografiche.</em> 13:30-45, 1 text-fig., pl. 1 (sep.:3-18, pl. 1). (Also in:Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia e Anatomia Comparata della R. Università di Genova, 115:1-16, pl. 1). [details]
additional source Ho, J.S. & C.L. Lin. (2004). Sea lice of Taiwan (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida: Caligidae). <em>The Sueichan Press, Keelung, Taiwan.</em> 388 pp. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Kirtisinghe, P. (1964). A review of the parasitic copepods of fish recorded from Ceylon, with descriptions of additional forms. Bulletin of the Fisheries Research Station, Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 17(1):45-132, figs. 1-191. (vi-1964) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Ramakrishnan, P. (1980). Revision of the Caligidae (Copepoda) with special reference to the Indian fauna. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Kerala 400pp. + 15 plates. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Pillai, N.K. (1961). Copepods parasitic on South Indian Fishes. Part I, Caligidae. Bulletin of the Research Institute, University of Kerala (C)8:87-130, figs. 1-23. (xi-1961) [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): 407 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Rangnekar, M.P. (1959). Parasitic copepods from fishes of the western coast of India with description of one new and redescription of four known species. Journal of the University of Bombay (B)28(3):43-58, figs. 1-6. (xi.1959) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Kazachenko, V.N., N.N. Kovaleva, V.T. Nguyen & H.D. Ngo. (2013). Paraziticheskiye rakoobraznyye ryb V'yetnama - Caligidae (Crustacea: Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida). [Fish parasitic crustaceans of Vietnam- Caligidae (Crustacea: Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida).]. <em>Proceedings of the II International scientific-practical conference "Scientific-practical fisheries management issues" on October 23-24, 2013 - Vladivostok 2013.</em> :238-250. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Boxshall, G.A. (2018). The sea lice (Copepoda: Caligidae) of Moreton Bay (Queensland, Australia), with descriptions of thirteen new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4398(1): 1-172., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4398.1.1 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Nizar, T.S., M. Raveendran, S. Chenkayi Parambil & S. Kappalli. (2021). The occurrence of parasitic copepods and isopods infesting the marine teleost fishes of Kerala coast, India. <em>Journal of Parasitic Diseases.</em> 45(1):78-88. MAR 2021., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-020-01268-8 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Bernot, J.P, G.A. Boxshall, T.C. Kihara & P.M. Arbizu. (2025). An Updated Key to the Genera of Caligidae (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida.). <em>Journal of Parasitology.</em> 111(1):10-25., available online at https://doi.org/10.1645/24-97 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Sciaenophilus laciniatus 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]
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
[request]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 Kirtisinghe, P. (1937). Parasitic copepods of fish from Ceylon. II. <em>Parasitology, Cambridge.</em> 29:435-452, figs. 1-107. (x-1937)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182000024975 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Brian, A. (1902). Note su alcuni Crostacei parassiti dei pesci del Mediterraneo. [Notes on some Crustaceans parasitic on Mediterranean fish.]. <em>Atti della Società Ligustica di Scienze Naturali e Geografiche.</em> 13:30-45, 1 text-fig., pl. 1 (sep.:3-18, pl. 1). (Also in:Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia e Anatomia Comparata della R. Università di Genova, 115:1-16, pl. 1). [details]
additional source Ho, J.S. & C.L. Lin. (2004). Sea lice of Taiwan (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida: Caligidae). <em>The Sueichan Press, Keelung, Taiwan.</em> 388 pp. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Kirtisinghe, P. (1964). A review of the parasitic copepods of fish recorded from Ceylon, with descriptions of additional forms. Bulletin of the Fisheries Research Station, Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 17(1):45-132, figs. 1-191. (vi-1964) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Ramakrishnan, P. (1980). Revision of the Caligidae (Copepoda) with special reference to the Indian fauna. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Kerala 400pp. + 15 plates. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Pillai, N.K. (1961). Copepods parasitic on South Indian Fishes. Part I, Caligidae. Bulletin of the Research Institute, University of Kerala (C)8:87-130, figs. 1-23. (xi-1961) [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): 407 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Rangnekar, M.P. (1959). Parasitic copepods from fishes of the western coast of India with description of one new and redescription of four known species. Journal of the University of Bombay (B)28(3):43-58, figs. 1-6. (xi.1959) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Kazachenko, V.N., N.N. Kovaleva, V.T. Nguyen & H.D. Ngo. (2013). Paraziticheskiye rakoobraznyye ryb V'yetnama - Caligidae (Crustacea: Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida). [Fish parasitic crustaceans of Vietnam- Caligidae (Crustacea: Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida).]. <em>Proceedings of the II International scientific-practical conference "Scientific-practical fisheries management issues" on October 23-24, 2013 - Vladivostok 2013.</em> :238-250. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Boxshall, G.A. (2018). The sea lice (Copepoda: Caligidae) of Moreton Bay (Queensland, Australia), with descriptions of thirteen new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4398(1): 1-172., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4398.1.1 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Nizar, T.S., M. Raveendran, S. Chenkayi Parambil & S. Kappalli. (2021). The occurrence of parasitic copepods and isopods infesting the marine teleost fishes of Kerala coast, India. <em>Journal of Parasitic Diseases.</em> 45(1):78-88. MAR 2021., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-020-01268-8 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Bernot, J.P, G.A. Boxshall, T.C. Kihara & P.M. Arbizu. (2025). An Updated Key to the Genera of Caligidae (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida.). <em>Journal of Parasitology.</em> 111(1):10-25., available online at https://doi.org/10.1645/24-97 [details] Available for editors
[request]
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Distribution Florida; Mississippi; Caribbean Sea; northern Brazil; West Africa; west coast of Mexico; Peru; Hawaii; Japan; Maldive Island; India; Philippines; Gulf of Mexico; Haiti; Virgin Island; Red Sea; Trinidad; Venezuela; Aulf of Aden; Red Sea; Zanzibar; Madagascar; Arabian Gulf; Sri Lanka; Gulf of Thailand; Samoa; Panama; and Cocos Island; and Taiwan [details]Habitat oral and gill cavities [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Caligodes megacephalus Wilson C.B., 1905)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caligodes laciniatus)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (39 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (Holotype USNM 6103) (from synonym Caligodes megacephalus Wilson C.B., 1905)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Caligodes megacephalus Wilson C.B., 1905)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caligodes laciniatus)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (39 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (Holotype USNM 6103) (from synonym Caligodes megacephalus Wilson C.B., 1905)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
