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Caligus elongatus von Nordmann, 1832

135754  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135754)

accepted
Species
Caligus guerini Guiart, 1913 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caligus leptochilus Leuckart in Frey & Leuckart, 1847 · unaccepted (long treated as synonym of...)  
long treated as synonym of Caligus rapax, probably synonym of C. elongatus
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
von Nordmann, A. (1832). Mikrographische Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte der wirbellosen Thiere. [Micrographic contributions to the natural history of invertebrates.]. <em>Zweites Heft. Mit zehn Kupfertafeln, G. Reimer, Berlin.</em> XVIII:1-150, plates I-X., available online at https://archive.org/details/mikrographische00nordgoog [details] OpenAccess publication
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Caligus elongatus von Nordmann, 1832. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://marbef.org//marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135754 on 2026-03-29
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Caligus elongatus von Nordmann, 1832. Accessed at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135754 on 2026-03-29
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original description von Nordmann, A. (1832). Mikrographische Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte der wirbellosen Thiere. [Micrographic contributions to the natural history of invertebrates.]. <em>Zweites Heft. Mit zehn Kupfertafeln, G. Reimer, Berlin.</em> XVIII:1-150, plates I-X., available online at https://archive.org/details/mikrographische00nordgoog [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Caligus guerini Guiart, 1913) Guiart, J. (1913). Crustacés commensaux et parasites de la baie de Concarneau. [Commensal and parasitic crustaceans of Concarneau Bay.]. <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique, Monaco.</em> 264:1-10, figs. 1-2. (5-v-1913). [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Caligus leptochilus Leuckart in Frey & Leuckart, 1847) Frey, H. & R. Leuckart. (1847). Beiträge zur Kenntniss Wirbelloser Thiere mit Besonderer Berücksichtigung der Fauna des Norddeutschen Meeres. [Contributions to the knowledge of invertebrates with special reference to the fauna of the North German Sea.]. <em>In: Beiträge zur Kenntnis wirbelloser Thiere. Brunswick, Viehweg und Sohn, Braunschweig: Freidrich Vieweg und Sohn. Pp. 1-170, pls. 1, 2.</em> [pp. 110-130]. [:165, Caligus leptochillus]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/2128
page(s): 165 [details] OpenAccess publication

taxonomy source Parker, R.R. (1969). Validity of the binomen Caligus elongatus for a common parasitic copepod formerly misidentified with Caligus rapax. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 26(4):1013-1035, figs. 1-22., available online at https://doi.org/10.1139/f69-097 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

context source (BeRMS 2020) Bio-environmental research group; Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries research (ILVO), Belgium; (2015): Zooplankton monitoring in the Belgian Part of the North Sea between 2009 and 2010. [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 RoR) [details] 

additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in RoR) [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Hogans, W.E. (1993). Guide to common external parasites of fishes of the Canadian Atlantic: I. Crustacea: Isopoda, Amphipoda, Brachiura & Copepoda. ARC Species ID Leaflet #93-01-INV. [details] 

additional source Heuch, P.A., O. Øines, J.A. Knutsen & T.A. Schram. (2007). Infection of wild fishes by the parasitic copepod Caligus elongatus on the south east coast of Norway. <em>Diseases of Aquatic Organisms.</em> 77(2):149-158., available online at https://doi.org/10.3354/dao01833 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Baevre-Jensen, M. (2001). Population dynamics of the two sea lice species Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Krøyer, 1837) and Caligus elongatus (von Nordmann, 1832) on farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.). <em>M.Sc. Thesis, Norges Fiskerihrgskole, University of Tromso, Tromso, Norway.</em> [details] 

additional source Hogans, W.E. & D.J. Trudeau. (1989). Caligus elongatus (Copepoda: Caligoida) from Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) cultured in marine waters of the Lower Bay of Fundy. Canadian Journal of Zoology 67(4):1080-1082. (French summary.), available online at https://doi.org/10.1139/z89-150 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Hogans, W.E. & D.J. Trudeau. (1989). Preliminary studies on the biology of sea lice, Caligus elongatus, Caligus curtus and Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Copepoda: Caligoida) parasitic on cage-cultured salmonids in the lower Bay of Fundy. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 1715:i-iv, 1-14., available online at https://doi.org/10.1139/z89-150 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Bruno, D.W. & J. Stone. (1990). The role of saithe, Pollachius virens L., as a host for the sea lice, Lepeophtheirus salmonis Kroyer and Caligus elongatus Nordmann. Aquaculture 89(3-4):201-207., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/0044-8486(90)90125-7 [details] 

additional source Bron, J.E. & J.W. Treasurer. (1992). Sea lice (Caligidae) on wrasse (Labridae) from selected British wild and salmon-farm sources. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 72(3):645-650, tabs. 1-2., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400059415 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Copley, L., T.D. Tierney, F. Kane, O. Naughton, S. Kennedy, P. O'Donohoe, D. Jackson & D. Grath. (2005). Sea lice, Lepeophtheirus salmonis and Caligus elongatus, levels on salmon returning to the west coast of Ireland, 2003. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 85(1): 87-92., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315405010878h [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Shaw, R. & M. Opitz. (1996). Abundance of the parasitic copepod Caligus elongatus on wild pollock near commercial salmonid net-pens. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health 8(1):75-77., available online at https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8667(1996)008 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Cross, T.F. & S.P. Johnson. (1976). The parasitic copepod, Caligus elongatus Nordmann, 1832, on the bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix (L. 1758): a first host record. Irish Naturalists' Journal 18(11):337. (vii-1976) [details] 

additional source Dollfus, R.P. (1971). Variation chez Caligus elongatus Al. von Nordmann 1832. [Variation of Caligus elongatus Al. von Nordmann 1832.]. <em>Journal of Parasitology.</em> 57(4)section2:47. Abstract. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Ellis, A.E., N. Masson & A.L.S. Munro. (1990). A comparison of proteases extracted from Caligus elongatus (Nordmann, 1832) and Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Kroyer, 1838). <em>Journal of Fish Diseases, Oxford, U.K.</em> 13(2):163-165., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2761.1990.tb00769.x [details] 

additional source Faasse, M.A. (2005). De snotolf een dierentuin. Over Caligus elongatus (Copepoda) en Udonella caligorum (Platyhelminthes, Monogenea). [The lumpfish as a zoological garden. On Caligus elongatus (Copepoda) and Udonella caligorum (Platyhelminthes, Monogenea).]. <em>Het Zeepaard.</em> 65(4): 123-127.(Dutch). [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Gusev, A.V. (1987). Class Crustacea Lamarck, 1801. <em>In: Bauer, O.N. (ed.). Opredelitel' parazitov presnovodnykh ryb SSSR. [Key to the Parasites of Freshwater Fishes of the USSR.] Opredeliteli po Faune SSSR, Zoologicheskii Instituta SSSR. Nauka, Leningrad.</em> 3(149):378-432. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Hewitt, G.C. (1971). Two species of Caligus (Copepoda, Caligidae) from Australian waters, with a description of some developmental stages. Pacific Science 25(2):145-164, figs. 1-78. (iv-1971) [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Jackson, D. (1998). Caligus elongatus as parasites of farmed salmonids in Ireland. In: Proceedings and Abstracts of the 4th International Crustacean Congress, Amsterdam, 20-24 July 1998 [shelved under 'Proceedings'] :116. [abstract] [details] 

additional source Jackson, D. & D. Minchin. (1992). Aspects of the reproductive output of two caligid copepod species parasitic on cultivated salmon. <em>Invertebrate Reproduction and Development.</em> 22(1-3):87-90., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/07924259.1992.9672260 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Jackson, D., S. Deady, D. Hassett & Y. Leahy. (2000). Caligus elongatus as parasites of farmed salmonids in Ireland. In: Schram, F.R. (ed.), Contributions to Zoology Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde. Proceedings of the third international workshop on sea lice, Amsterdam, July 22-24, 1998. 69(1-2):65-70., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/18759866-0690102007 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Johnsen, M. (2001). Population dynamics of the two sea lice species Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Krøyer, 1837) and Caligus elongatus (von Nordmann, 1832) on farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) and wild sea trout (Salmo trutta L.) in northern Norway, and possible ways of salm Candidata Scientiarum Thesis, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway. 53 pp. [details] 

additional source Jones, J.B. (1988). New Zealand parasitic Copepoda; genus Caligus Müller, 1785 (Siphonostomatoida: Caligidae). <em>New Zealand Journal of Zoology.</em> 15(3):397-413., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/03014223.1988.10422966 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Kabata, Z. (1979). Parasitic Copepoda of British Fishes. <em>The Ray Society, London.</em> 152: i-xii, 1-468, figs. 1-203. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Kunz, H. (1993). Beitrag zur Kenntnis von zwei Psammopsyllus-Arten (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Cylindropsyllidae). [Contribution to the knowledge of two Psammopsyllus species (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Cylindropsyllidae).]. <em>Crustaceana (Leiden).</em> 64(2):143-154., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/156854093x00207 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Laverack, M.S. & M.Q. Hull. (1993). Sensory innervation of the antenna of the pre-adult male Caligus elongatus. <em>In: Boxshall, G.A. & D. Defaye (eds.). Pathogens of Wild and Farmed Fish. Sea Lice. Ellis Horwood, Chichester, United Kingdom, 392 pp.</em> :114-124. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source McKenzie, E., G. Gettinby, K. McCart & C.W. Revie. (2004). Time-series models of sea lice Caligus elongatus (Nordmann) abundance on Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L. in Loch Sunart, Scotland. <em>Aquaculture Research.</em> 35(8):764-772., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2109.2004.01099.x [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source MacKenzie, K. & J.A. Morrison. (1989). An unusually heavy infestation of herring (Clupea harengus L.) with the parasitic copepod Caligus elongatus Nordmann, 1832. Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists 9(1):12-13. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source MacKinnon, B.M. (1993). Response of the copepodid larvae of Caligus elongatus to light, and the ultrastructure of the eyes. <em>Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 50(4):793-799., available online at https://doi.org/10.1139/f93-092 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source MacKinnon, B.M. (1993). Host response of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) to infection by sea lice (Caligus elongatus). <em>Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 50(4):789-792., available online at https://doi.org/10.1139/f93-091 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source MacKinnon, B.M. (1995). The poor potential of cunner, Tautogolabrus adsperus, to act as cleaner fish in removing sea lice (Caligus elongatus) from farmed salmon in eastern Canada. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 52(Suppl. 1):175-177., available online at https://doi.org/10.1139/f95-524 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source MacKinnon, B.M. & A. Mustafa. (1992). Caligus elongatus: the importance of host factors in infection intensity. In: Noel, P. (ed.). Proceedings of the First European Crustacean Conference, Paris, August 31-September 5, 1992 (Abstracts) :92. (Abstract) [details] 

additional source MacKinnon, B.M. & W. Piasecki. (1992). Reproduction in Caligus elongatus: How sea lice become so numerous. Bulletin of the Aquaculture Association of Canada 3:20-21. (Abstract.) [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Marshall, S. (2003). The incidence of sea lice infestations on wild sea trout compared to farmed salmon. <em>Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists.</em> 23(2): 72-79. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source McBeath, A.J.A., M.J. Penston, M. Snow, P.F. Cook, I.R. Bricknell & C.O. Cunningham. (2006). Development and application of real-time PCR for the specific detection of Lepeophtheirus salmonis and Caligus elongatus larvae in Scottish plankton samples. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 73:141-150., available online at https://doi.org/10.3354/dao073141 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source McCarney, P., L. Copley, S. Kennedy, C. Nulty & D. Jackson. (2002). National survey of sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis Kroyer and Caligus elongatus Nordmann) on fish farms in Ireland - 2001. Fishery Leaflet, Dublin 181:1-28. [details] 

additional source Ramakrishnan, P. (1980). Revision of the Caligidae (Copepoda) with special reference to the Indian fauna. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Kerala 400pp. + 15 plates. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Mulyadi. (1999). New records and taxonomic reexamination of the genus Labidocera (Copepoda: Calanoida), with notes on their species groups and distribution in Indonesian waters. Treubia, A Journal on Zoology of the Indo-Australian Archipelago Bogor 31(3):219-263. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Mustafa, A. (1997). Host factors important in determining infection intensity with the sea louse, Caligus elongatus Nordmann, 1832, in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L. and Arctic charr, Salvelinus alpinus (L.). Ph.D. Dissertation, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. 184 pp. [details] 

additional source Mustafa, A., B. MacKinnon & W. Piasecki. (2005). Interspecific differences between Atlantic salmon and Arctic charr in susceptibility to infection with larval and adult Caligus elongatus: effect of skin mucus protein profiles and epidermal histological differences. <em>Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria.</em> 35(1): 7-13., available online at https://doi.org/10.3750/aip2005.35.1.02 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source O'Donohoe, P., F. Kane, S. Kelly, T. McDermott, A. Drumm & D. Jackson. (2011). National survey of sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis Kroyer and Caligus elongatus Nordmann) on fish farms in Ireland - 2010.Irish Fisheries Bulletin, 34:1-33. [details] 

additional source Anonymous. (2014). National survey of sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis Kroyer and Caligus elongatus Nordmann) on fish farms in Ireland-2013. Irish Fisheries Bulletin, 44:1-29. [details] 

additional source a Noroi, G., K. Simonsen, E. Danielsen, K. Eliasen, A. Mols-Mortensen, D.H. Christiansen, P. Steingrund, M. Galbraith & O. Patursson. (2015). Abundance and distribution of planktonic Lepeophtheirus salmonis and Caligus elongatus in a fish farming region in the Faroe Islands. <em>Aquaculture Environment Interactions.</em> 7(1):15-27., available online at https://doi.org/10.3354/aei00134 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source O'Donohoe, P., F. Kane, S. Kelly, T. McDermott, A. Drumm, P. Nixon & D. Jackson. (2016). National survey of sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis Kroyer and Caligus elongatus Nordmann) on fish farms in Ireland-2015. Irish Fisheries Bulletin, 46:1-27. [details] 

additional source Gargan, P.G., E. Karlsbakk, J. Coyne, C. Davies & W. Roche. (2016). Sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis and Caligus elongatus) infestation levels on sea trout (Salmo trutta L.) around the Irish Sea, an area without salmon aquaculture. <em>ICES Journal Of Marine Science.</em> 73(9):2395-2407., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsw044 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Glover, K.A., T. Aasmundstad, F. Nilsen, A. Storset & . Skaala. (2005). Variation of Atlantic salmon families (Salmo salar L.) in susceptibility to the sea lice Lepeophtheirus salmonis and Caligus elongatus. <em>Aquaculture.</em> 245(1-4):19-30., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2004.11.047 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source O'Donohoe, P., F. Kane, S. Kelly, T. McDermott, J. D'Arcy, J. Casserly, P. Nixon & D. Jackson (2017). National survey of sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis Kroyer and Caligus elongatus Nordmann) on fish farms in Ireland-2016. <em>Irish Fisheries Bulletin</em>. 47: 1-33 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Agusti-Ridaura, C., L.A. Hamre, P.G. Espedal, O. Oines, T.E. Horsberg & K. Kaur. (2019). First report on sensitivity of Caligus elongatus towards anti-louse chemicals and identification of mitochondrial cytochrome C oxidase I genotypes. <em>Aquaculture.</em> 507:190-195., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2019.04.022 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source O'Donohoe, P., F. Kane, S. Kelly, T. McDermott, J. D'arcy, J. Casserly, J. Downes & D. Jackson. (2018). National Survey of Sea Lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis Kroyer and Caligus elongatus Nordmann) on Fish Farms in Ireland - 2017. Irish Fisheries Bulletin, 48:1-28. [details] 

additional source O'Donohoe, P., F. Kane, S. Kelly, T. McDermott, J. D'Arcy, J. Casserly, J. Downes, S. McLoughlin & D. Jackson. (2019). National survey of sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis Kroyer and Caligus elongatus Nordmann) on fish farms in Ireland-2018. Irish Fisheries Bulletin, 49:1-26. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Vinoth, R., T.T. Ajith Kumar, S. Ravichandran, M. Gopi & G. Rameshkumar. (2010). Infestation of copepod parasites in the food fishes of Vellar Estuary, southeast coast of India. <em>Acta Parasitologica Globalis.</em> 1(1):1-5. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Nowak, B.F., C.J. Hayward, L. González, N.J. Bott & R.J.G. Lester. (2011). Sea lice infections of salmonids farmed in Australia. <em>Aquaculture.</em> 320:171-177., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2010.12.034 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Hemmingsen, W., K. MacKenzie, K. Sagerup, M. Remen, K. Bloch-Hansen & A.K.D. Imsland. (2020). Caligus elongatus and other sea lice of the genus Caligus as parasites of farmed salmonids: A review. <em>Aquaculture.</em> 522:1-12. 735160 MAY 2020., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735160 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Imsland, A.K., M. Remen, K. Bloch-Hansen, K. Sagerup, R. Mathisen, E.A. Myklebust & P. Reynolds. (2020). Possible Use of Lumpfish to Control Caligus elongatus Infestation on Farmed Atlantic Salmon: A Mini Review. <em>Journal Of Ocean University Of China.</em> 19(5):1133-1139. Oct 2020., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11802-020-4466-5 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Abdel-Gaber, R., S. Al-Quraishy, M.A. Dkhil, M. Elamin & M. Alghamdi. (2020). Morphological analysis of Caligus elongatus von Nordmann, 1832 (Copepoda: Caligidae) from the rosy goatfish Parupeneus rubescens (Mullidae). <em>Microscopy Research And Technique.</em> 83(11):1369-1380. Nov 2020., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/jemt.23528 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Novikov, A.A., E.N. Abramova & R.M. Sabirov. (2020). Filogeniya semeystva Canthocamptidae (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) na osnove stroyeniya antenn i rotovykh konechnostey. [Phylogeny of Canthocamptidae (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) Based on the Morphology of Antennae and Mouthparts. ]. <em>Uchenye Zapiski Kazanskogo Universiteta. Seriya Estestvennye Nauki (Proceedings of Kazan University. Natural Sciences Series).</em> 162(4):629–647. [In Russian; English abstract]., available online at https://doi.org/10.26907/2542-064X.2020.4.629-647  [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Igboeli, O.O., J.F. Burka & M.D. Fast. (2013). Sea lice population and sex differences in P-glycoprotein expression and emamectin benzoate resistance on salmon farms in the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick, Canada. <em>Pest Management Science.</em> 70(6):905-914., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.3620 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source O'Donohoe, P., F. Kane, S. Kelly, T. McDermott, J. D'arcy, J. Casserly, J. Downes, K. Thomas, S. McLaughlin & N. Ruane. (2021). National Survey of Sea Lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis Kroyer and Caligus elongatus Nordmann) on Fish Farms in Ireland - 2020. <em>Irish Fisheries Bulletin.</em> 52:1-36., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/10793/1702 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Tadros, S.W.A., A.K. El-Gayar & E.M. Abouelhassan. (2020). Prevalence of ecto- and endoparasites of the Sea bass Dicentrachus Labrax in Port Said Governorate, Egypt. <em>Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries.</em> 24(7): 629 – 643., available online at https://doi.org/10.21608/ejabf.2020.128508 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source D'Arcy, J., S. Kelly, T. McDermott, J. Casserly, J. Downes F. Kane, P. O'Donohoe & N. Ruane. (2022). National Survey of Sea Lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis Kroyer and Caligus elongatus Nordmann) on Fish Farms in Ireland-2021. <em>Irish Fisheries Bulletin, Ireland.</em> 53:1-34. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Borchel, A., C. Eichner & A.C. Øvergård. (2023). Mining Lepeophtheirus salmonis RNA-Seq data for qPCR reference genes and their application in Caligus elongatus. <em>Experimental Parasitology.</em> 248 or 249: Mar 2023., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exppara.2023.108511 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Gravil, H.R. (1996). Studies on the biology and ecology of the free swimming larval stages of Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Krøyer, 1838) and Caligus elongatus Nordmann, 1832 (Copepoda: Caligidae). <em>PhD Thesis, School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland, UK.</em> 292 pp., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/1893/2380 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Doherty, M.B. (2021). The presence of sea lice on steelhead trout at a marine farm in NH waters and the utilization of lumpfish as a biological delouser. <em>M.Sc. Thesis, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA.</em> 100 pp., available online at https://scholars.unh.edu/thesis/1504 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Imsland, A.K.D., P. Reynolds, L. Kapari, S.N. Maduna, S.B. Hagen, A. Hanssen & O.D.B. Jónsdóttir. (2024). Towards better lumpfish: Changes in size variation, cataract development, behaviour and sea lice grazing through selective breeding. <em>Aquaculture.</em> 578: 1-12. 740041. Jan 2024., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2023.740041 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

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redescription Parker, R.R. (1969). Validity of the binomen Caligus elongatus for a common parasitic copepod formerly misidentified with Caligus rapax. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 26(4):1013-1035, figs. 1-22., available online at https://doi.org/10.1139/f69-097 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
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