Taxonomic Status of Caligus polycanthi Gnanamuthu, a Copepod Parasite of Marine Fishes in the Indo-West Pacific
Ching-Long Lin
Department of Aquaculture, National Chiayi Institute of Technology, Chiayi, Taiwan 600, R.0. C. Tel: 886-5-2766141 ext. 500 Fax: 886-5-2783065
Ju-Shey Ho
Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Long Beach, California, 90840-3702, USA
The taxonomic status of Caligus polycanthi Gnanamuthu, 1950 is reconsidered based on materials collected from Canthidermis maculatus (Bloch) caught off the northeastern coast of Taiwan at 24°56.3'N 122°00.9'E. It is concluded that C. polycanthi is a valid species and C. sensilis Kabata and Gusev, 1966 is relegated to its synonym.
Keywords
Caligid, Valid species, Sea louse
