Species Caligus longirostris Heegaard, 1962

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Species Caligus longirostris Heegaard, 1962

Caligus longirostris Heegaard, P.E. 1962. Parasitic Copepoda from Australian Waters. Records of the Australian Museum 25(9): 149-234 [167].
Type data:
Holotype several specimens, including holotype (D'Entrecasteaux Channel, and Nubeena, Tas), Tasmania.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Tasmania

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: ectoparasitic, marine.

Diagnosis

The species is of medium size for a caligid, and is easy to recognise by its long mouth-cone, the three joints in the first maxillae, and the lone claw on the first pair of swimming legs.

Diagnosis References

Heegaard, P.E. 1962. Parasitic Copepoda from Australian Waters. Records of the Australian Museum 25(9): 149-234 [167]

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
26-Jul-2012		26-Jul-2012	MODIFIED
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED

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