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Checklist for Family Caligidae Burmeister, 1834 (Sea lice)
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
202
828
2717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Copepoda
H. Milne-Edwards, 1840
Copepod, Copepods
167
698
2469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neocopepoda
Huys & Boxshall, 1991
166
696
2466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Podoplea
Giesbrecht, 1882
131
563
1999
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Siphonostomatoida
Thorell, 1859
27
114
305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCaligidae
Burmeister, 1834
Sea lice, Sea louse
7
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Isles
7 Genera with 38 Species
Anuretes Heller, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Caligus Müller, 190622SpeciesTaxom
Chalimus Burmeister, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Elytrophora Gerstaecker, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Lepeophtheirus Nordmann, 18509SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocaligus A. Scott, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Sciaenophilus Beneden, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
38 Species
Anuretes amplus Boxshall, 2018
Anuretes amymichaelae Boxshall, 2018
Anuretes plectorhynchi Yamaguti, 1936
Caligus belones Krøyer, 1863
Caligus bonito Wilson C.B., 1905
Caligus brevicaudatus A. Scott, 1901
Caligus brevipedis (Bassett-smith, 1896)⇒ Pseudocaligus brevipedis Bassett-smith, 1896
Caligus centrodonti Baird, 1850
Caligus coryphaenae Steenstrup &..., 1861Sea Louse
Caligus curtus O. F. Müller, 1785
Caligus diaphanus von Nordmann, 1832Karanda
Caligus elongatus (von Nordmann, 1832)⇒ Caligus coryphaenae Steenstrup &..., 1861
Caligus gurnardi Krøyer, 1863
Caligus labracis T. Scott, 1902Dotted pricklyash
Caligus longipedis Bassett-smith, 1898
Caligus minimus Otto, 1821Glossy hawthorn
Caligus muelleri (Leach, 1816)⇒ Caligus curtus O. F. Müller, 1785
Caligus pageti Russell, 1925
Caligus pelamydis Krøyer, 1863
Caligus rabidus Leigh-Sharpe, 1936
Caligus rapax Milne Edwards, 1840
Caligus scomberi (Bassett-smith, 1896)⇒ Caligus pelamydis Krøyer, 1863
Caligus tenuis Fowler, 1912
Caligus truncatogenitalis Roubal, 1981
Caligus zei Norman & Sco..., 1906
Chalimus scombri Burmeister, 1850
Elytrophora brachyptera (Gerstaecker, 1853)⇒ Euryphorus brachypterus Gerstaecker, 1853
Lepeophtheirus branchialis (Steenstrup &..., 1861)⇒ Lepeophtheirus thompsoni Baird, 1850
Lepeophtheirus hippoglossi Krøyer, 1837
Lepeophtheirus nordmanni Milne Edwards, 1840
Lepeophtheirus obscurus (Baird, 1850)⇒ Lepeophtheirus hippoglossi Krøyer, 1837
Lepeophtheirus pectoralis Müller O.F., 1776
Lepeophtheirus pollachius Bassett-smith, 1896
Lepeophtheirus salmonis Krøyer, 1837Salmon louse
Lepeophtheirus sturionis Krøyer, 1837
Lepeophtheirus thompsoni Baird, 1850
Pseudocaligus brevipedis Bassett-smith, 1896
Sciaenophilus tenuis Beneden, 1852


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