Caligus spinosus Yamaguti 1939

Caligus spinosus Yamaguti, 1939 (Figs 10A–D) Host: Seriola lalandi Valenciennes (Carangidae: Carangiformes) Locality: Off west coast South Africa (Atlantic Ocean) Material examined: 5♀ + 3♂ Material collected: 45♀ + 18♂ from S. lalandi Voucher material: 3♀ + 3♂ (SAMC-A099202) from S. lalandi deposited in the Iziko South African Museum, Cape Town, South Africa. Adult female (Fig. 10A) genital complex posterolateral corners not lobate, rounded; short abdomen, fusiform (evenly convex lateral margins); antenna basal segment with small, tapered process (arrowed) (Fig. 10B); leg 3 protopod with circular patch of more than 25 small truncated denticles (arrowed) (Fig. 10C); leg 4 last exopodal segment terminal spines of similar lengths (Fig. 10D) (cf. Choe & Kim 2010; Özak et al. 2019). Remarks: This constitutes a new record of C. spinosus off southern Africa.