Caligus curtus
Caligus curtus is a sea louse species.[1] It is a parasite of the Atlantic cod.[2]
| Caligus curtus | |
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| Female Caligus curtus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Hexanauplia |
| Subclass: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Siphonostomatoida |
| Family: | Caligidae |
| Genus: | Caligus |
| Species: | C. curtus |
| Binomial name | |
| Caligus curtus O. F. Müller, 1785 | |
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References
- "Caligus curtus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Diana Perdiguero-Alonso; Francisco E. Montero; Juan Antonio Raga; Aneta Kostadinova (2008). "Composition and structure of the parasite faunas of cod, Gadus morhua L. (Teleostei: Gadidae), in the North East Atlantic". Parasites & Vectors. 1: 23. doi:10.1186/1756-3305-1-23. PMC 2503959. PMID 18638387.
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