Species Caligus longispinosus Heegaard, 1962

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Species Caligus longispinosus Heegaard, 1962

Caligulus longispinosus Heegaard, P.E. 1962. Parasitic Copepoda from Australian Waters. Records of the Australian Museum 25(9): 149-234 [171].
Type data:
Holotype ♀, Howick Island, North Queensland.
Paratype(s) ♂, Howick Island, North Queensland.

Distribution

States

Queensland

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

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: ectoparasitic, marine.

Diagnosis

This small species can be recognised by its swimming legs and the accessory spine on the second antenna. The presence of dorsal plates on the carapace covering the fourth segment and overlapping the frontal margin of the genital segment is the character which establishes the new genus.

Diagnosis References

Heegaard, P.E. 1962. Parasitic Copepoda from Australian Waters. Records of the Australian Museum 25(9): 149-234 [171]

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)
23-Apr-2018		26-Apr-2011	MOVED
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED

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