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
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
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26-Jul-2012 | 26-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |