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Caligidae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY
Published in
Burmeister, H. (1835). Beschreibung einiger neuen oder weniger bekannten Schmarotzerkrebse, nebst allgemeinen Betrachtungen über die Gruppe, welcher sie angehören. Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum (Acta Der Kaiserlichen Leopoldinisch-Carolinischen Deutschen Akademie Der Naturforscher), Halle, 17(1):269–336, pls. 23, 24, 24a, 25.(for 1833). https://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=80032

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Copepoda
order
Siphonostomatoida
family
Caligidae

Name

Synonyms
Eirgidae
Euryphoridae
Euryphoridae
Pargulidae
Sciaenophilidae
Homonyms
Caligidae
Common names
Vízitetvek in Hungarian
prichytavky in Slovak
příchytkovití in Czech
sea lice in English
ウオジラミ科 in Japanese
鱼虱科 in Chinese
Sea Lice in English
sea lice in English
sea lice in English
ウオジラミ科 in Japanese
ウオジラミ科 in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. 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).
  2. 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).
  3. 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. 10.1645/24-97
  4. 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. 10.1645/24-97
  5. Boxshall & Halsey, 2004
  6. Boxshall & Halsey, 2004
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. Boxshall, G.A. & M.A. Montú. (1997). Copepoda parasitic on Brazilian coastal fishes: A handbook. <em>Nauplius, Rio Grande.</em> 5(1):1-225.
  10. Boxshall, G.A. & M.A. Montú. (1997). Copepoda parasitic on Brazilian coastal fishes: A handbook. <em>Nauplius, Rio Grande.</em> 5(1):1-225.
  11. Burmeister, H. (1835). Beschreibung einiger neuen oder weniger bekannten Schmarotzerkrebse, nebst allgemeinen Betrachtungen über die Gruppe, welcher sie angehören. [Description of some new or lesser known parasitic crustaceans, together with general considerations about the group to which they belong.]. <em>Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum (Acta der Kaiserlichen Leopoldinisch-Carolinischen Deutschen Akademie der Naturforscher), Halle.</em> 17(1):269-336, pls. 23, 24, 24a, 25.(for 1833).
  12. Burmeister, H. (1835). Beschreibung einiger neuen oder weniger bekannten Schmarotzerkrebse, nebst allgemeinen Betrachtungen über die Gruppe, welcher sie angehören. [Description of some new or lesser known parasitic crustaceans, together with general considerations about the group to which they belong.]. <em>Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum (Acta der Kaiserlichen Leopoldinisch-Carolinischen Deutschen Akademie der Naturforscher), Halle.</em> 17(1):269-336, pls. 23, 24, 24a, 25.(for 1833).
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. Dojiri, M. (1983). Revision of the genera of the Caligidae (Siphonostomatoida), copepods predominantly parasitic on marine fishes. <em>Ph.D. Thesis, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.</em> 721pp.
  16. Dojiri, M. (1983). Revision of the genera of the Caligidae (Siphonostomatoida), copepods predominantly parasitic on marine fishes. <em>Ph.D. Thesis, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.</em> 721pp.
  17. Gärdenfors, Hall, Hallingbäck, Hansson & Hedström (2003) Djur, svampar och växter i Sverige 2003. Förteckning över antal arter per familj.
  18. Ho, J.S. & C.L. Lin. (2002). New species of Metacaligus (Caligidae, Copepoda) parasitic on the cutlassfish (Trichiurus lepturus) of Taiwan, with a cladistic analysis of the family Caligidae. Zoological Sciences 19(12):1363-1376.
  19. Ho, J.S. & C.L. Lin. (2002). New species of Metacaligus (Caligidae, Copepoda) parasitic on the cutlassfish (Trichiurus lepturus) of Taiwan, with a cladistic analysis of the family Caligidae. Zoological Sciences 19(12):1363-1376.
  20. Kabata, Z. (1979). Parasitic Copepoda of British Fishes. <em>The Ray Society, London.</em> 152: i-xii, 1-468, figs. 1-203.
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