Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Superclass Multicrustacea > Class Copepoda > Infraclass Neocopepoda > Superorder Podoplea > Order Siphonostomatoida > Family Caligidae

Caligus Müller O.F., 1785

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Caligopsis*	Markevich, 1940	junior homonym
*Scienophilus*	Beneden, 1852	orthographic variant
*Markevichus*	Özdikmen, 2008	synonym
*Pseudocaligus*	Scott A., 1901	synonym
*Sciaenophilus*	Beneden, 1852	synonym

Children

Caligus affinis Heller, 1866
Caligus alalongae Krøyer, 1863
Caligus apodus (Brian, 1924)
Caligus belones Krøyer, 1863
Caligus biaculeatus Brian, 1914
Caligus bonito Wilson C.B., 1905
Caligus brevicaudatus Scott A., 1901
Caligus brevipedis Bassett-Smith, 1896
Caligus centrodonti Baird, 1850
Caligus coryphaenae Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861
Caligus curtus Müller O.F., 1785
Caligus dakari Beneden, 1892
Caligus deformis Brian, 1924
Caligus diaphanus von Nordmann, 1832
Caligus dicentrarchi Cabral & Raibaut, 1986
Caligus dieuzeidei Brian, 1932
Caligus elongatus von Nordmann, 1832
Caligus gurnardi Krøyer, 1863
Caligus hyalinus Czerniavski, 1868
Caligus labracis Scott T., 1902
Caligus lacustris Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861
Caligus lichiae Brian, 1906
Caligus ligusticus Brian, 1906
Caligus madeirensis Hamdi, Hermida, Kamanli, Benmansour, Özak & Boxshall, 2020
Caligus minimus Otto, 1821
Caligus mugilis Brian, 1935
Caligus musaicus Cavaleiro, Santos & Ho, 2010
Caligus pagelli Delamare Deboutteville & Nuñes-Ruivo, 1958
Caligus pageti Russell, 1925
Caligus pelamydis Krøyer, 1863
Caligus productus Dana, 1849-1852
Caligus robustus Bassett-Smith, 1898
Caligus scribae Essafi, Cabral & Raibaut, 1984
Caligus solea Demirkale, Özak, Yanar & Boxshall, 2014
Caligus temnodontis Brian, 1924
Caligus tenuis (Beneden, 1852)
Caligus tunisiensis Hamdi, Benmansour, Zouari-Tlig, Kamanli, Özak & Boxshall, 2020
Caligus turkiyensis Öktener, Montes, Romero, Türker & Trilles, 2024
Caligus vexator Heller, 1865
Caligus zei Norman & Scott T., 1906
Markevichus ponticus (Markevich, 1940)

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Japanese: ウオジラミ属

Literature

original description	Müller, O.F. (1785). Entomostraca seu Insecta Testacea, quae in aquis Daniae et Norvegiae reperit, descripsit et iconibus illustravit Otho Fridericus Müller. [The Entomostraca or Insecta Testacea, which he finds in the waters of Denmark and Norway, were described and illustrated by icons by Otho Friedrich Müller.]. F.W. Thiele, Lipsiae & Havniae. 134 pp., index, pls. 1-21.
basis of record	Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 252-268
additional source	Kim, I.H. (2008). Invertebrate fauna of Korea. Arthropoda: Crustacea: Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida: Calgidae, Sea Lice. National Institute of Biological Resources, Inchon, South Korea. 21(1):75 pp.
additional source	Pillai, N.K. (1985). Copepod Parasites of Marine Fishes. In: The Fauna of India. Zoological Society of India, Calcutta. 900pp., figs. 1-279.
additional source	Webber, W.R., G.D. Fenwick, J.M. Bradford-Grieve, S.G. Eagar, J.S. Buckeridge, G.C.B. Poore, E.W. Dawson, L. Watling, J.B. Jones, J.B.J. Wells, N.L. Bruce, S.T. Ahyong, K. Larsen, M.A. Chapman, J. Olesen, J.S. Ho, J.D. Green, R.J. Shiel, C.E.F. Rocha, A. Lörz, G.J. Bird & W.A. Charleston. (2010). Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea: shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 2. Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils. pp. 98-232 (COPEPODS 21 pp.).
additional source	Margolis, L., Z. Kabata & R.R. Parker. (1975). Catalogue and synopsis of Caligus, a genus of Copepoda (Crustacea) parasitic on fishes. Bulletin of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada. 192:1-117.
additional source	Yamaguti, S. (1974). Key to female parasitic copepods of genus Caligus from Japanese waters. Japanese Journal of Parasitology 23(1):31-34. (ii-1974)
additional source	Goodsir, H.D.S. (1842). On a new genus and six new species of Crustacea with observations on the development of the egg and on the metamorphosis of Caligus, Carcinus, and Pagurus. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal. 33: 174-192,1 pl.
additional source	Krøyer, H. (1837). Om Snyltekrebsene, isaer med Hensyn til den danske Fauna. III. Formbeskrivelser (Fortsaettelse).[Concerning parasitic Crustacea with special reference to the Danish fauna. ]. Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift Ser. I. 1(6): 605-628, pl. 6.
additional source	Latreille, [P.A.]. (1829). Le Règne Animal Distribué d'Après son Organisation, pour Servir de Base a l'Histoire Naturelle des Animaux et d'Introduction a l'Anatomie Comparée par M. Le Baron Cuvier. Nouvelle Édition, Revue et Augmentée. Vol. 4. Crustacés, Arachnides et Partie des Insectes. Paris: Chez Déterville & Chez Crochard. [The Animal Kingdom Distributed According to its Organization, to Serve as a Basis for the Natural History of Animals and as an Introduction to Comparative Anatomy by Mr. Baron Cuvier. New Edition, Revised and Augmented. Vol. 4. Crustaceans, Arachnids and Part of Insects. Paris: Chez Déterville & Chez Crochard]. In: G. Cuvier, Le Regne Animal, 3nd ed., Paris, 4: 99-101. xxvii + 584 pp.
additional source	Kabata, Z. (1988). Copepoda and Brachiura. In: Margolis, L. & Z. Kabata (eds.). Guide to the parasites of fishes of Canada. Part II. Crustacea. Canadian Special Publication in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 101:3-127, figs. 1-53. (French summary).
additional source	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. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France. 463 pp.
additional source	Ho, J.S., C.L. Lin & W.C. Liu. (2016). High diversity of Caligus species (Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida, Caligidae) in Taiwanese waters. In: Huys, R. (Ed.), Recent Developments in Taxonomy and Biodiversity of Symbiotic Copepoda (Crustacea) – A Volume in Celebration of the Career of Prof. Il-Hoi Kim. Zootaxa. 4174:114-121.
additional source	Kabata, Z. (1979). Parasitic Copepoda of British Fishes. The Ray Society, London. 152: i-xii, 1-468, figs. 1-203.
additional source	Krøyer, H. (1863-1864). Bidrag til Kundskab om Snyltekrebsene. Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift Ser. III. 2(1/2): 75-320, pls. 1-9 [1863]; 2(3): 321-426, pls. 10-18 [1864].
additional source	Barnard, K.H. (1955). South African parasitic Copepoda. Annals of the South African Museum. 41(5):223-312, figs. 1-33. (ii-1955).

Genbank

Citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Caligus Müller O.F., 1785. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135566

Dr. Geoffrey Boxshall. Caligus Müller O.F., 1785. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/53442685-3741-4bdb-a841-8f09869ffba7