WoRMS taxon details
Caligus lacustris Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861
135759 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135759)
accepted
Species
Caligus appendiculatus Müller F., 1852 · unaccepted (Suppressed in favour of C....)
Suppressed in favour of C. lacustris, see ICZN Opinion 943
Caligus borealis Olsson, 1877 · unaccepted (synonym)
Caligus dentatus Gadd, 1906 · unaccepted (synonym)
Steenstrup, J.J.S. & C.F. Lütken. (1861). Bidrag til kundskab om det aabne havs snyltekrebs og lernæer samt om nogle andre nye eller hidtil kun ufuldstændigt kjendte parasitiske Copepoder. [Contribution to knowledge about the open sea parasitic crabs and mud crabs and about some other new or hitherto only incompletely known parasitic Copepods.]. <em>Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter, Naturhistorisk og Mathematisk Afdeling, Kjöbenhavn.</em> (5)5: 343-432, pls. 1-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39308528 [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Caligus lacustris Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135759 on 2026-03-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Steenstrup, J.J.S. & C.F. Lütken. (1861). Bidrag til kundskab om det aabne havs snyltekrebs og lernæer samt om nogle andre nye eller hidtil kun ufuldstændigt kjendte parasitiske Copepoder. [Contribution to knowledge about the open sea parasitic crabs and mud crabs and about some other new or hitherto only incompletely known parasitic Copepods.]. <em>Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter, Naturhistorisk og Mathematisk Afdeling, Kjöbenhavn.</em> (5)5: 343-432, pls. 1-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39308528 [details]
original description (of Caligus dentatus Gadd, 1906) Gadd, P. (1906). En ny Parasit-Copepod fran Kaspika hafvet. [A new Parasitic Copepod from the Caspian Sea.]. <em>Arkiv för Zoologi.</em> 3(15):1-9, figs. 1-9. (14-viii-1906). [details]
original description (of Caligus appendiculatus Müller F., 1852) Müller, F. (1852). Eine Beobachtung über die Beziehung der Gattungen Caligus und Chalimus. [An observation on the relationship of the genera Caligus and Chalimus.]. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 18(1):91-92, pl. 4 figs. 5-6. [details]
original description (of Caligus borealis Olsson, 1877) Olsson, P. (1877). Om parasitiska Copepoder i Jemtland. Öfversigt af Konglige Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm 34(5): 75-88, pls. 4-6 (With Figures 1-19). [details]
basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Caligus dentatus Gadd, 1906) Gadd, P. (1906). En ny Parasit-Copepod fran Kaspika hafvet. [A new Parasitic Copepod from the Caspian Sea.]. <em>Arkiv för Zoologi.</em> 3(15):1-9, figs. 1-9. (14-viii-1906). [details]
original description (of Caligus appendiculatus Müller F., 1852) Müller, F. (1852). Eine Beobachtung über die Beziehung der Gattungen Caligus und Chalimus. [An observation on the relationship of the genera Caligus and Chalimus.]. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 18(1):91-92, pl. 4 figs. 5-6. [details]
original description (of Caligus borealis Olsson, 1877) Olsson, P. (1877). Om parasitiska Copepoder i Jemtland. Öfversigt af Konglige Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm 34(5): 75-88, pls. 4-6 (With Figures 1-19). [details]
basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Boxshall, G.A. & J.P. Bernot. (2023). Resolving taxonomic and nomenclatural problems in the genus Caligus O.F. Müller, 1785 (Copepoda: Caligidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5360(4): 545-567., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.4.5 [details] Available for editors 
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redescription Gusev, A.V. & Z. Kabata. (1991). Redescription of, and comments on, Caligus lacustris Steenstrup et Lütken, 1861 (Copepoda, Caligidae), a parasite of freshwater fishes. Folia Parasitologica, Prague 38(1):57-61. [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]redescription Gusev, A.V. & Z. Kabata. (1991). Redescription of, and comments on, Caligus lacustris Steenstrup et Lütken, 1861 (Copepoda, Caligidae), a parasite of freshwater fishes. Folia Parasitologica, Prague 38(1):57-61. [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Geissen, H.P. (1994). Zwei in Rheinland-Pfalz neue Krebstiere - Caligus lacustris Steenstrup et Lutken (Copepoda, Caligidae) und Crangonyx pseudogracilis Bousfield - (Amphipoda, Crangonyctidae) am Mittelrhein. [Two crustaceans new to Rhineland-Palatinate - Caligus lacustris Steenstrup et Lutken (Copepoda, Caligidae) and Crangonyx pseudogracilis Bousfield - (Amphipoda, Crangonyctidae) on the Middle Rhine.]. <em>Fauna und Flora in Rheinland-Pfalz.</em> 7(3): 743-747. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Grabda-Kazubska, B., B. Baturo-Warszawska & T. Pojmanska. (1987). Dynamics of parasite infestation of fish in Lakes Dgal Wielki and Warniak in connection with introduction of phytophagous species. Acta Parasitologica Polonica 32(1):1-28. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Kazachenko, V.N., N.N. Kovaleva, V.T. Nguyen & H.D. Ngo. (2013). Paraziticheskiye rakoobraznyye ryb V'yetnama - Caligidae (Crustacea: Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida). [Fish parasitic crustaceans of Vietnam- Caligidae (Crustacea: Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida).]. <em>Proceedings of the II International scientific-practical conference "Scientific-practical fisheries management issues" on October 23-24, 2013 - Vladivostok 2013.</em> :238-250. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Parshukov, A., P. Vlasenko, E. Simonov, E. Ieshko, T. Burdukovskaya, L. Anikieva, E. Kashinskaya, K.B. Andree & M. Solovyev. (2021). Parasitic copepods Caligus lacustris (Copepoda: Caligidae) on the rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss in cage aquaculture: morphology, population demography, and first insights into phylogenetic relationships. <em>Parasitology Research.</em> 120(7):2455-2467., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-021-07198-5 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Kaj, J. (1953). Caligus lacustris Stp. et Ltk. Materialy po znajomósci pasozytniczych widonogów Polski.[ Caligus lacustris Stp. et Ltk. a new freshwater parasitic copepod of Poland.]. <em>Polskie Archiwum Hydrobiologii.</em> 1(14):45-48. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Mamcarz, A. (1986). Występowanie Caligus lacustris Steenstrup et Lütken, 1861 (Caligidae) na Coregonus peled Gmel. z hodowli klatkowej w Jeziorze Legińskim. [Occurrence of Caligus lacustris Steenstrup et Lütken, 1861 (Caligidae) on Coregonus peled Gmel. from cage culture in Leginskie Lake.]. <em>Przeglad Zoologiczny, Wroclaw.</em> 30(2):187-189. (Polish with English summary.). [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Markevich, A.P. (1956). Paraziticheskie veslonogie ryb SSSR. [Parasitic copepods of fishes of the USSR.]. <em>Akademiya Nauk Ukraine SSR, Institut Zoology, Kiev.</em> 259 pp. figs. 1-153. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Piasecki, W. (1993). Crustacean parasites from three fish species from the Odra River estuary, Poland. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, Szczecin 23(1):77-87., available online at https://doi.org/10.3750/aip1993.23.1.06 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Purasjoki, K.J. (1982). Studies on the parasitic copepod Caligus lacustris. Tvärminne Stud. 2:15. (Abstract.) [details]
additional source Reimer, L.W. (1985). Die Rolle der Parasiten bei der Fischaufzucht im Brackwasser der Ostsee. [The role of parasites in fish rearing in the brackish water of the Baltic Sea.]. <em>Fischerei-Forschung.</em> 23(1):97-98. [details]
additional source Redeke, H.C. (1939). Das Männchen von Caligus lacustris Stp. et Ltk. [The male of Caligus lacustris Stp. et Ltk.]. <em>Internationale Revue der Gesamten Hydrobiologie und Hydrographie.</em> 38:193-202, figs. 1-3., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/iroh.19390380108 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Richters, F. (1876). Caligus lacustris Stp. & Lutk. <em>Verhandlungen des Vereins fur Naturwissenschaftliche Unterhaltung zu Hamburg.</em> 2:244-245. [details]
additional source Schwarz, S. (1960). Zur Crustaceenfauna der Brackwassergebiete Rügens und des Darss. (Acartia tonsa, Caligus lacustris, Microdeutopus gryllotalpa). [The crustacean fauna of the brackish water areas of Rügen and the Darss. (Acartia tonsa, Caligus lacustris, Microdeutopus gryllotalpa). <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 16(3):293-300, figs. 1-6, tabs. 1-2. (15-xii-1960)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00149538 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Dementev, M.S. (2015). Predvaritel'nyy obzor vodnykh bespozvonochnykh Tsentral'nogo Predkavkaz'ya (Severnyy Kavkaz) i prilegayushchikh gornykh territoriy. [Preliminary summary aquatic invertebrates in central Ciscaucasia (Nort Caucasus region) and adjacent mountain areas. ]. <em>Advances in Current Natural Sciences.</em> 6:102-118. [In Russian; English abstract]. [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Grabda-Kazubska, B., B. Baturo-Warszawska & T. Pojmanska. (1987). Dynamics of parasite infestation of fish in Lakes Dgal Wielki and Warniak in connection with introduction of phytophagous species. Acta Parasitologica Polonica 32(1):1-28. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Kazachenko, V.N., N.N. Kovaleva, V.T. Nguyen & H.D. Ngo. (2013). Paraziticheskiye rakoobraznyye ryb V'yetnama - Caligidae (Crustacea: Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida). [Fish parasitic crustaceans of Vietnam- Caligidae (Crustacea: Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida).]. <em>Proceedings of the II International scientific-practical conference "Scientific-practical fisheries management issues" on October 23-24, 2013 - Vladivostok 2013.</em> :238-250. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Parshukov, A., P. Vlasenko, E. Simonov, E. Ieshko, T. Burdukovskaya, L. Anikieva, E. Kashinskaya, K.B. Andree & M. Solovyev. (2021). Parasitic copepods Caligus lacustris (Copepoda: Caligidae) on the rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss in cage aquaculture: morphology, population demography, and first insights into phylogenetic relationships. <em>Parasitology Research.</em> 120(7):2455-2467., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-021-07198-5 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Kaj, J. (1953). Caligus lacustris Stp. et Ltk. Materialy po znajomósci pasozytniczych widonogów Polski.[ Caligus lacustris Stp. et Ltk. a new freshwater parasitic copepod of Poland.]. <em>Polskie Archiwum Hydrobiologii.</em> 1(14):45-48. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Mamcarz, A. (1986). Występowanie Caligus lacustris Steenstrup et Lütken, 1861 (Caligidae) na Coregonus peled Gmel. z hodowli klatkowej w Jeziorze Legińskim. [Occurrence of Caligus lacustris Steenstrup et Lütken, 1861 (Caligidae) on Coregonus peled Gmel. from cage culture in Leginskie Lake.]. <em>Przeglad Zoologiczny, Wroclaw.</em> 30(2):187-189. (Polish with English summary.). [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Markevich, A.P. (1956). Paraziticheskie veslonogie ryb SSSR. [Parasitic copepods of fishes of the USSR.]. <em>Akademiya Nauk Ukraine SSR, Institut Zoology, Kiev.</em> 259 pp. figs. 1-153. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Piasecki, W. (1993). Crustacean parasites from three fish species from the Odra River estuary, Poland. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, Szczecin 23(1):77-87., available online at https://doi.org/10.3750/aip1993.23.1.06 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Purasjoki, K.J. (1982). Studies on the parasitic copepod Caligus lacustris. Tvärminne Stud. 2:15. (Abstract.) [details]
additional source Reimer, L.W. (1985). Die Rolle der Parasiten bei der Fischaufzucht im Brackwasser der Ostsee. [The role of parasites in fish rearing in the brackish water of the Baltic Sea.]. <em>Fischerei-Forschung.</em> 23(1):97-98. [details]
additional source Redeke, H.C. (1939). Das Männchen von Caligus lacustris Stp. et Ltk. [The male of Caligus lacustris Stp. et Ltk.]. <em>Internationale Revue der Gesamten Hydrobiologie und Hydrographie.</em> 38:193-202, figs. 1-3., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/iroh.19390380108 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Richters, F. (1876). Caligus lacustris Stp. & Lutk. <em>Verhandlungen des Vereins fur Naturwissenschaftliche Unterhaltung zu Hamburg.</em> 2:244-245. [details]
additional source Schwarz, S. (1960). Zur Crustaceenfauna der Brackwassergebiete Rügens und des Darss. (Acartia tonsa, Caligus lacustris, Microdeutopus gryllotalpa). [The crustacean fauna of the brackish water areas of Rügen and the Darss. (Acartia tonsa, Caligus lacustris, Microdeutopus gryllotalpa). <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 16(3):293-300, figs. 1-6, tabs. 1-2. (15-xii-1960)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00149538 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Dementev, M.S. (2015). Predvaritel'nyy obzor vodnykh bespozvonochnykh Tsentral'nogo Predkavkaz'ya (Severnyy Kavkaz) i prilegayushchikh gornykh territoriy. [Preliminary summary aquatic invertebrates in central Ciscaucasia (Nort Caucasus region) and adjacent mountain areas. ]. <em>Advances in Current Natural Sciences.</em> 6:102-118. [In Russian; English abstract]. [details] Available for editors
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