Caligus musaicus

Caligus musaicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Hexanauplia
Subclass:	Copepoda
Order:	Siphonostomatoida
Family:	Caligidae
Genus:	Caligus
Species:	C. musaicus
Binomial name
	Caligus musaicus; Cavaleiro, Santos & Ho, 2010

Caligus musaicus is a sea louse species that parasitises the European flounder (Platichthys flesus); it was discovered off Portugal.^[1]

References[]

^ F.I. Cavaleiro; M.J. Santos; J.S. Ho (2010). "Caligus musaicus n. sp. (Copepoda, Caligidae) parasitic on the European flounder, Platichthys flesus (Linnaeus) off Portugal". Crustaceana. 83 (4): 457–464. doi:10.1163/001121610X489359.

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