Caligus sp.

Soler-Jimenez, Lilia C., Morales-Serna, F. Neptali, Aguirre-Macedo, Ma. Leopoldina, McLaughlin, John P., Jaramillo, Alejandra G., Shaw, Jenny C., James, Anna K., Hechinger, Ryan F., Kuris, Armand M., Lafferty, Kevin D. & Vidal-Martinez, Victor M., 2019, Parasitic copepods (Crustacea, Hexanauplia) on fishes from the lagoon flats of Palmyra Atoll, Central Pacific, ZooKeys 833, pp. 85-106 : 85

Caligus sp.

Current host.

Lutjanus fulvus ( Lutjanidae ).

Site of infection.

Gills.

Prevalence and mean intensity.

3.8 and 1 (n = 26).

Specimens deposited.

CHCM No. 570 (voucher) (1 vial, 1 specimen ♂).

Remarks.

Caligus sp. is morphologically close to Caligus laticaudus , mainly by the shape and armature of cephalothoracic appendages and legs. However, our specimen differs from C. laticaudus in the shape and size of the urosome. Unfortunately, the single specimen of Caligus sp. in our collection is not sufficient for a more detailed taxonomic study.