Caligidae

sea lice

FAMILY

1. KingdomAnimalia
2. PhylumArthropoda
3. ClassCopepoda
4. OrderSiphonostomatoida
5. FamilyCaligidae

Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

Observations recorded19,921

海蝨是橈腳類下的魚虱科生物。其下共有36個屬，當中最著名的瘡痂魚虱屬及魚虱屬就分別約有42和300個物種。它們是水生的 體外寄生蟲，吃寄主的黏液、表皮組織及血液。其下的瘡痂魚虱屬及魚虱屬會寄生在海魚身上，尤其對飼養的鮭魚造成很大的問題。

via GBIF

🔬Museum specimens

Specimen records

116

With media

3

Family

Caligidae

Collections

YPM, UMZC, CAS, CMN, MUSEU NACIONAL/UFRJ

Recorded in

Sri Lanka, Portugal, United States, Philippines, Bahamas, Brasil