Discovery of the fish host of the ‘planktonic’ caligid Caligus undulatus Shen & Li, 1959 (Crustacea: Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida)

Discovery of the fish host of the ‘planktonic’ caligid Caligus undulatus Shen & Li, 1959 (Crustacea: Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida)

The siphonostomatoid copepod Caligus undulatus Shen & Li, 1959 has been widely reported from plankton samples obtained from neritic and oceanic waters off coasts of the Indo-West Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Until now, its fish host has remained unknown. This copepod belongs to an intrig...

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Main Authors: Susumu Ohtsuka, Masaki Nawata, Yusuke Nishida, Masato Nitta, Katsushi Hirano, Kenta Adachi, Yusuke Kondo, Balu Alagar Venmathi Maran, Eduardo Suárez-Morales
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020-06-01
Series:Biodiversity Data Journal
Subjects:
antagonism
<i>Caligus undulatus</i>
life cycle
Online Access:https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/52271/download/pdf/

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