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Caligus irritans Heller, 1865

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Copepoda

Order
Siphonostomatoida

Family
Caligidae

Genus
Caligus

Species
irritans

Taxon category: Accepted

References

Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
Wilson, C.B. (1924) Parasitic copeopods from the Williams Galapagos Expedition. Zoologica 5(19): 211-217.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Caligus irritans", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=14649. Accessed 6 November 2026.