Caligus evelynae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siphonostomatoida 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Superclassis: Multicrustacea
Classis: Copepoda
Infraclassis: Neocopepoda
Superordo: Podoplea
Ordo: Siphonostomatoida

Familia: Caligidae
Genus: Caligus
Species: Caligus evelynae

Name

  • Caligus evelynae Suárez-Morales, Camisotti & Martín, 2012: figs. 1-3
Holotype: ECO-CHZ-07565, female, collected February 21, 2011 by D. Arocha, D. Querales and F. Cancines.
Type locality: Bay of Amuay, Venezuelan Caribbean, 11°46'32"N, 70°13'51"W, plankton.
Etymology: "The new species is named after Dr. Evelyn Zoppi de Roa, an esteemed Venezuelan researcher who pioneered much of the zooplankton research in this country and has lead new generations of planktologists during her long career."

References

  • Suárez-Morales, Eduardo, Humberto Camisotti & Alberto Martín, 2012: A new species of Caligus (Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida) from the plankton of the Caribbean coast of Venezuela with a key to species. ZooKeys, 201: 59–71. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.201.3099.
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