Caligus tenuis
Caligus tenuis (Beneden, 1852) (Figs 13A–C) Hosts: Argyrosomus japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel); Otolithes ruber (Bloch & Schneider) (Sciaeniformes: Sciaenidae) Locality: Off east coast South Africa (Indian Ocean) Material examined: 5♀ + 2♂ Material collected: 5♀ + 2♂ from A. japonicus; and 1♀ from O. ruber Voucher material: 2♀ + 1♂ (SAMC-A099204) from A. japonicus deposited in the Iziko South African Museum, Cape Town, South Africa. Adult female (Fig. 13A) with very long abdomen; small antenna (arrowed) (Fig. 13B); no sternal furca; leg 4 3-segmented with I, I, III laterally pectinated spines (arrowed) respectively (Fig. 13C) (cf. Kabata 1979; Dojiri & Ho 2013). Remarks: This is the first host report from O. ruber from South African waters.
Institutions
- University of Limpopo (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2025-08-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16987272
- Primary Topic
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Type
- article
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