title: A new species of Caligus (Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida) from the plankton of the Caribbean coast of Venezuela with a key to species.
abstract: During a survey of the zooplankton community of Bahía Amuay, Venezuelan Caribbean, specimens of an undescribed species of Caligus Müller were collected. It resembles Caligus xystercus Cressey and Caligus ocyurus Cressey, both known only from the Caribbean Sea. The new species can be distinguished from these and other congeners by a combination of characters including the armature of legs 1 and 4, but mainly by its unique female genital complex. This is the first species of Caligus described from Venezuela. The species is described in full and a key to the species of the genus recorded in Venezuela is provided.
authors: El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR), Av. Centenario Km. 5.5, A.P. 424, Chetumal, Quintana Roo 77000, Mexico.
authors: Eduardo
authors: E
authors: Suárez-Morales
authors: Humberto
authors: H
authors: Camisotti
authors: Alberto
authors: A
authors: Martín