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Checklist for Family Caligidae Burmeister, 1834 (Sea lice)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
194
840
2632
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Copepoda
H. Milne-Edwards, 1840
Copepod, Copepods
152
685
2251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neocopepoda
Huys & Boxshall, 1991
152
684
2250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Podoplea
Giesbrecht, 1882
117
531
1487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Siphonostomatoida
Thorell, 1859
28
127
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCaligidae
Burmeister, 1834
Sea lice, Sea louse
15
76
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
15 Genera with 76 Species
Caligodes Heller, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Caligus Müller, 186553SpeciesTaxom
Caritus Cressey, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Dartevellia Brian, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Dentigryps C. B. Wilson, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Dysgamus Steenstrup &..., 19231SpeciesTaxom
Elytrophora Gerstaecker, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Hermilius Heller, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Lepeophtheirus Nordmann, 18839SpeciesTaxom
Metacaligus Thomsen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Paralebion C. B. Wilson, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Parechetus Pillai, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocaligus A. Scott, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopetalus Pillai, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Sinocaligus Shen, 19491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
76 Species and 1 Subspecies
Caligodes laciniatus Krøyer, 1863
Caligus affinis (Heller, 1866)⇒ Caligus savala Gnanamuthu, 1948
Caligus alalongae Krøyer, 1863
Caligus apodus (Brian, 1924)⇒ Pseudocaligus apodus Brian, 1924
Caligus asperimanus Pearse, 1951
Caligus asymmetricus Kabata, 1965
Caligus belones Krøyer, 1863
Caligus benedeni Bassett-smith, 1898
Caligus bengoensis Scott T., 1894
Caligus biseriodentatus Shen, 1957
Caligus bonito Wilson C.B., 1905
Caligus confusus Pillai, 1961
Caligus coryphaenae Steenstrup &..., 1861Sea Louse
Caligus cossacki Bassett-smith, 1898
Caligus cossackii Bassett-smith, 1898
Caligus cybii Bassett-smith, 1898
Caligus dakari Beneden, 1892
Caligus diaphanus von Nordmann, 1832Karanda
Caligus dubius Scott T., 1894
Caligus engraulidis Barnard, 1948
Caligus euthynus (Kurian, 1961)⇒ Caligus regalis Leigh-Sharpe, 1930
Caligus fugu Yamaguti & Y..., 1959
Caligus furcisetifer Redkar, Rang..., 1949
Caligus hamatus Heegaard, 1955
Caligus hemiconiati Capart, 1941
Caligus infestans Heller, 1865
Caligus lagocephali (Pillai, 1961)⇒ Caligus fugu Yamaguti & Y..., 1959
Caligus lalandei Barnard, 1948
Caligus ligusticus Brian, 1906
Caligus lolligunculae Capart, 1941
Caligus longipedis Bassett-smith, 1898
Caligus mauritanicus (Brian, 1924)⇒ Caligus dakari Beneden, 1892
Caligus mauritanicus minuscula Brian, 1924
Caligus mercatoris (Capart, 1941)⇒ Caligus robustus Bassett-smith, 1898
Caligus mugilis Brian, 1935
Caligus murrayanus Scott T., 1894
Caligus murrayi Scott, 1894
Caligus oviceps Shiino, 1952
Caligus pagri Capart, 1941
Caligus pelamydis Krøyer, 1863
Caligus productus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Dinemoura producta O.F. Muller, 1785
Caligus pseudoproductus Capart, 1959
Caligus quadratus Shiino, 1954Morrill lace bug
Caligus regalis Leigh-Sharpe, 1930
Caligus robustus Bassett-smith, 1898
Caligus rufimaculatus Wilson C.B., 1905
Caligus saucius Dojiri, 1989
Caligus savala Gnanamuthu, 1948
Caligus schistonyx Wilson C.B., 1905
Caligus tenuis Fowler, 1912
Caligus tetrodontis Barnard, 1948
Caligus trichiuri Kroyer, 1863
Caligus tumulus Hayes, Chris..., 2021
Caligus vexator Heller, 1865
Caritus serratus Cressey, 1967
Dartevellia bilobata Brian, 1939
Dentigryps longicauda Cressey, 1966
Dysgamus longifurcatus (Wilson C.B., 1923)⇒ Euryphorus brachypterus Gerstaecker, 1853
Elytrophora brachyptera (Gerstaecker, 1853)⇒ Euryphorus brachypterus Gerstaecker, 1853
Hermilius armatus (Capart, 1959)⇒ Hermilius pyriventris Heller, 1865
Hermilius helleri (Pillai, 1962)⇒ Hermilius pyriventris Heller, 1865
Hermilius pyriventris Heller, 1865
Lepeophtheirus acutus Heegaard, 1943
Lepeophtheirus azoricus Özak, Rodrig..., 2017
Lepeophtheirus dissimulatus Wilson C.B., 1905
Lepeophtheirus lichiae Barnard, 1948
Lepeophtheirus longicaudus Cressey, 1966
Lepeophtheirus monacanthus Heller, 1865
Lepeophtheirus nordmanni Milne Edwards, 1840
Lepeophtheirus spinifer Kirtisinghe, 1937
Lepeophtheirus suhmi Brady, 1883
Metacaligus trichiuri Krøyer, 1863
Paralebion elongatus Wilson C.B., 1911
Parechetus carangis Bassett-smith, 1898
Pseudocaligus apodus Brian, 1924
Pseudopetalus formicoides (Redkar, Rang..., 1949)⇒ Sinocaligus formicoides Redkar, Rang..., 1949
Sinocaligus formicoides Redkar, Rang..., 1949


Links, sources and further information
Caligidae at artfakta.se
Caligidae at dyntaxa.se
Caligidae at gbif.org
Caligidae at irmng.org
Caligidae at itis.gov
Caligidae at marinespecies.org