First record of Caligus dussumieri Rangnekar, 1957 (Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida, Caligidae) from Malaysia, with notes on caligids found from Malaysia and on host-specificity of caligids on lutjanid fishes
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In total, 14 species of Caligus have been reported from Malaysia. Amongst them, four species are reported from lutjanid fishes. Caligus dussumieri Rangnekar, 1957 is reported from Malabar snapper, Lutjanus malabaricus, purchased from a local wet market in Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia. This is the first record of this species in Malaysia and it is only the second species assigned to the bonito-group of the genus Caligus to be reported from Malaysia. A key to species of the bonito-group is presented herein. The list of caligids infecting lutjanid fishes and the geographical distributions plus the known hosts of members of the bonito-group of Caligus are discussed.
- National Museum of Natural History United States
- University of Connecticut United States
- Hiroshima University Japan
- Bernot, James United States
- Smithsonian Institution United States
Siphonostomatoida, Arthropoda, QH301-705.5, <i>bonito</i>-species group, Lutjanidae, Caligus dussumieri, Biota, Copepoda, bonito-species group, sea lice, Podoplea, identification key, Taxonomy & Inventories, geographic distribution, Animalia, Neocopepoda, host list, Caligidae, Biology (General), Caligus
Siphonostomatoida, Arthropoda, QH301-705.5, <i>bonito</i>-species group, Lutjanidae, Caligus dussumieri, Biota, Copepoda, bonito-species group, sea lice, Podoplea, identification key, Taxonomy & Inventories, geographic distribution, Animalia, Neocopepoda, host list, Caligidae, Biology (General), Caligus
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