Caligus evelynae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siphonostomatoida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa 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.