Caligus lichiae Brian 1906

Caligus lichiae Brian, 1906 (Figs 8A – 9D) Hosts: Turrum gymnostethus (Cuvier); Seriola lalandi Valenciennes (Carangidae: Carangiformes) Locality: Off east coast South Africa (Indian Ocean)— T. gymnostethus, off west coast South Africa (Atlantic Ocean)— S. lalandi Material examined: 5♀ + 5♂ Material collected: 4♀ from T. gymnostethus; 119♀ + 71♂ from S. lalandi Voucher material: 3♀ + 3♂ (SAMC-A099201) from S. lalandi deposited in the Iziko South African Museum, Cape Town, South Africa. Adult female (Fig. 8A) genital complex posterolateral corners slightly lobate, angular; short abdomen usually with lateral constriction in posterior third; antennule with elongated distal segment (arrowed) (Fig. 8A); antenna basal segment with small, rounded process (arrowed) (Fig. 8B); post-antennal process bifid (arrowed), secondary tine close to base, main tine with lateral flanges (Fig. 8C); maxillule with dentiform posterior process bifid, main tine with marginal flanges (arrowed) (Fig. 8D); maxilliped with small tubercle on myxal area (arrowed) (Fig. 8E); sternal furca tines slightly recurved inwards, rounded, with marginal flanges (Fig. 9A); leg 1 with small tubercle on ventral surface of basis (arrowed) (Fig. 9B); leg 3 protopod with circular patch of 14–19 truncated denticles (arrowed) (Fig. 9C); leg 4 last exopodal segment with innermost terminal spine (IV) distinctly longer than other terminal spines (Fig. 9D) (cf. C. aesopus in Choe & Kim 2010; Özak et al. 2019). Remarks: Turrum gymnostethus represents a new host record for this species.