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Taxonomy of Family Caligidae Burmeister, 1834
Sea lice, Sea louse


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
424
4048
32168
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Copepoda
H. Milne-Edwards, 1840
Copepod, Copepods
312
3275
26683
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neocopepoda
Huys & Boxshall, 1991
311
3228
26635
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Podoplea
Giesbrecht, 1882
256
2701
21182
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Siphonostomatoida
Thorell, 1859
54
604
4152
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyCaligidae
Burmeister, 1834
Sea lice, Sea louse
69
858
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Caligidae Burmeister, 1834
GenusAbasia
Wilson, 1908
6Species
GenusAlanlewisia
Boxshall, 2008
1Species
GenusAlicaligus
Shiino, 1955
  ⇒ Abasia
1Species
GenusAnchicaligus
Stebbing, 1900
2Species
GenusAnuretes
Heller, 1865
31Species
GenusApogonia
1Species
GenusArnaeus
Krøyer, 1863
  ⇒ Euryphorus
1Species
GenusArrama
Dojiri & Cressey, 1991
2Species
GenusAvitocaligus
Boxshall & Justine, 2005
2Species
GenusBelizia
Cressey, 1990
1Species
GenusCaliga
Illiger, 1801
  ⇒ Caligus
0Species
GenusCaligera
Van Beneden, 1892
  ⇒ Alebion
2Species
GenusCaligeria
Dana, 1852
  ⇒ Euryphorus
1Species
GenusCaligodes
Heller, 1865
6Species
GenusCaligopsis
Markevich, 1940
  ⇒ Markevichus
1Species
GenusCaligulina
Heegaard, 1972
  ⇒ Anchicaligus
1Species
GenusCaligulus
Heegaard, 1962
1Species
GenusCaligus
Müller, 1785
458Species
GenusCalilgus
1Species
GenusCalina
Van Beneden, 1892
  ⇒ Gloiopotes
1Species
GenusCalistes
Dana, 1852
1Species
GenusCalygus
Cuvier, 1798
  ⇒ Caligus
0Species
GenusCaritus
Cressey, 1967
2Species
GenusChalimus
Burmeister, 1834
  ⇒ Lepeophtheirus
2Species
GenusCresseyella
Bezdĕk & Cressey, 2004
  ⇒ Caligus
1Species
GenusDartevellia
Brian, 1939
1Species
GenusDartevillea
0Species
GenusDentigryps
C. B. Wilson, 1913
  ⇒ Lepeophtheirus
5Species
GenusDiphyllogaster
Brian, 1899
  ⇒ Pupulina
2Species
GenusDysgamus
Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861
  ⇒ Euryphorus
9Species
GenusEchetus
Krøyer, 1863
1Species
GenusEirgos
Blatchley, 1916
  ⇒ Anuretes
2Species
GenusElytrophora
Gerstaecker, 1853
  ⇒ Euryphorus
6Species
GenusGlobiopotes
0Species
GenusHeniochophilus
Yamaguti and Yamasu, 1959
  ⇒ Anuretes
3Species
GenusHermilius
Heller, 1865
10Species
GenusHomoiotes
C. B. Wilson, 1905
  ⇒ Lepeophtheirus
2Species
GenusIndocaligus
Pillai, 1961
  ⇒ Lepeophtheirus
1Species
GenusKabataella
Prabha & Pillai, 1983
1Species
GenusLamarckina
Quidor, 1913
  ⇒ Caligodes
1Species
GenusLaxe
Ström, 1765
1Species
GenusLepeophteirus
1Species
GenusLepeophtheirus
Nordmann, 1832
173Species
GenusLepeophthirus
Agassiz, 1846
  ⇒ Lepeophtheirus
0Species
GenusLepeoptheirus
Nordman, 1832
18Species
GenusMappates
Rangnekar, 1958
2Species
GenusMarkevichus
Özdikmen, 2008
1Species
GenusMetacaligus
Thomsen, 1949
7Species
GenusMidias
C. B. Wilson, 1911
  ⇒ Caligus
2Species
GenusNeniochophilus
0Species
GenusParalebion
C. B. Wilson, 1911
4Species
GenusParapetalus
Steenstrup and Lütken, 1861
14Species
GenusParechetus
Pillai, 1962
2Species
GenusPargulus
Shen, 1940
1Species
GenusPercychthys
1Species
GenusPlatyporinus
Rao, 1950
  ⇒ Alebion
1Species
GenusPseudanuretes
Yamaguti, 1936
11Species
GenusPseudechetus
Prabha & Pillai, 1979
1Species
GenusPseudocaligus
A. Scott, 1901
  ⇒ Caligus
13Species
GenusPseudolepeophtheirus
Markevich, 1940
  ⇒ Lepeophtheirus
3Species
GenusPseudopetalus
Pillai, 1962
  ⇒ Sinocaligus
7Species
GenusPupulina
Beneden, 1892
7Species
GenusRisculus
Leach, 1819
  ⇒ Caligus
1Species
GenusSciaenophilus
Beneden, 1852
8Species
GenusScienophilus
Van Beneden, 1852
  ⇒ Sciaenophilus
0Species
GenusSinocaligulus
0Species
GenusSinocaligus
Shen, 1957
7Species
GenusTripartia  ⇒ Parapetalus
1Species
GenusTuxophoropsis
Pillai, 1985
  ⇒ Tuxophorus
1Species

Synonyms
Eirgidae (Blatchley, 1915)
Euryphoridae (Wilson C.B., 1905)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Caligidae
EnglishSea lice, Sea louse


Distribution and Species lists of Caligidae Burmeister, 1834
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Angola
2 Genera  2 Species
Antigua and Barbuda
1 Genus  2 Species
Argentina
3 Genera  6 Species
Australia
19 Genera  132 Species
Bahamas
7 Genera  16 Species
Barbados
1 Genus  1 Species
Belgium
2 Genera  12 Species
Belize
5 Genera  20 Species
Benin
1 Genus  1 Species
Brazil
7 Genera  34 Species
Canada
3 Genera  23 Species
Cape Verde
4 Genera  4 Species
Chile
4 Genera  15 Species
China
10 Genera  70 Species
Colombia
4 Genera  8 Species
Comoros
1 Genus  1 Species
Costa Rica
1 Genus  3 Species
Cuba
4 Genera  6 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 Genera  2 Species
Denmark
3 Genera  21 Species
Djibouti
1 Genus  1 Species
Dominica
1 Genus  1 Species
Dominican Republic
1 Genus  1 Species
Ecuador
3 Genera  7 Species
Egypt
2 Genera  7 Species
El Salvador
1 Genus  1 Species
Equatorial Guinea
1 Genus  1 Species
Estonia
1 Genus  1 Species
Ethiopia
1 Genus  1 Species
Fiji
3 Genera  3 Species
Finland
2 Genera  3 Species
France
3 Genera  17 Species
Germany
1 Genus  7 Species
Ghana
1 Genus  6 Species
Guinea
1 Genus  4 Species
Haiti
1 Genus  1 Species
Honduras
1 Genus  1 Species
Iceland
2 Genera  5 Species
India
17 Genera  72 Species
Indonesia
7 Genera  20 Species
Ireland
2 Genera  6 Species
Israel
2 Genera  3 Species
Italy
7 Genera  30 Species
Jamaica
5 Genera  14 Species
Japan
6 Genera  49 Species
Jordan
1 Genus  1 Species
Kenya
1 Genus  2 Species
Kiribati
3 Genera  7 Species
Kuwait
2 Genera  3 Species
Liberia
1 Genus  1 Species
Madagascar
5 Genera  14 Species
Malaysia
3 Genera  13 Species
Maldives
2 Genera  2 Species
Marshall Islands
6 Genera  19 Species
Mauritius
1 Genus  2 Species
Mexico
4 Genera  23 Species
Micronesia
8 Genera  29 Species
Monaco
2 Genera  6 Species
Morocco
1 Genus  2 Species
Mozambique
1 Genus  5 Species
Namibia
1 Genus  1 Species
Netherlands
2 Genera  8 Species
New Zealand
2 Genera  7 Species
Nicaragua
1 Genus  2 Species
Nigeria
1 Genus  5 Species
Norway
2 Genera  33 Species
Oman
1 Genus  2 Species
Pakistan
1 Genus  3 Species
Palau
3 Genera  6 Species
Panama
3 Genera  15 Species
Papua New Guinea
5 Genera  9 Species
Peru
3 Genera  10 Species
Philippines
7 Genera  15 Species
Portugal
3 Genera  3 Species
Republic South Africa
6 Genera  34 Species
Russia
2 Genera  4 Species
Saint Kitts and Nevis
1 Genus  2 Species
Saint Lucia
1 Genus  1 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2 Genera  3 Species
Saudi Arabia
1 Genus  1 Species
Senegal
1 Genus  1 Species
Seychelles
3 Genera  4 Species
Sierra Leone
1 Genus  6 Species
Singapore
2 Genera  2 Species
Solomon Islands
5 Genera  23 Species
Somalia
1 Genus  1 Species
South Korea
3 Genera  3 Species
Spain
1 Genus  1 Species
Sri Lanka
3 Genera  10 Species
Suriname
1 Genus  1 Species
Sweden
3 Genera  20 Species
Taiwan
10 Genera  73 Species
Tanzania
3 Genera  4 Species
Thailand
2 Genera  10 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
1 Genus  5 Species
Tunisia
1 Genus  3 Species
Turkey
3 Genera  15 Species
United Kingdom
6 Genera  34 Species
USA
23 Genera  166 Species
Venezuela
3 Genera  5 Species
Yemen
1 Genus  1 Species
Zambia
1 Genus  1 Species
Zimbabwe
1 Genus  1 Species


Distribution on islands


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