Caligus

Caligulus
Female Caligulus elegans (illustration from Popular Science Monthly/Volume 8/April 1876/Animal Parasites and Messmates:wikisource)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Maxillopoda
Subclass:	Copepoda
Order:	Siphonostomatoida
Family:	Caligidae
Genus:	Caligulus O. F. Müller, 1785
Species
Caligulus celmensi Caligus curtus Caligus dussumieri Caligulus elongatus Caligulus longicaudatus Marukawa Caligulus stromii

Caligulus is a sea louse genuss in family Caligidae. The species are parasites of salmons and could be vectors of viruses.

External links

"Caligus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.