A new species of Caligus Müller, 1785 (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida: Caligidae) from coral reef plankton in the Mexican Caribbean

• Published in: Zootaxa Vol. 4174; no. 1; p. 424
• Main Authors: Suárez-Morales, Eduardo, Gasca, Rebeca
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Zealand 11.10.2016
• Subjects: Animals; Caribbean Region; Copepoda - anatomy & histology; Copepoda - classification; Coral Reefs; Female; Male; Mexico; Species Specificity; Zooplankton - classification

During a survey of the zooplankton community of a protected reef system on the southern coast of the Mexican Caribbean, many female and male specimens of an undescribed species of Caligus Müller, 1785 were collected. The new species closely resembles C. wilsoni Delamare Deboutteville & Nunez-Rui...