Caligus lichiae Brian, 1906

Caligus lichiae Brian, 1906 View in CoL

( Figs 8A View FIGURE 8 – 9D View FIGURE 9 )

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 View FIGURE 8 ) genital complex posterolateral corners slightly lobate, angular; short abdomen usually with lateral constriction in posterior third; antennule with elongated distal segment (arrowed) ( Fig. 8A View FIGURE 8 ); antenna basal segment with small, rounded process (arrowed) ( Fig. 8B View FIGURE 8 ); post-antennal process bifid (arrowed), secondary tine close to base, main tine with lateral flanges ( Fig. 8C View FIGURE 8 ); maxillule with dentiform posterior process bifid, main tine with marginal flanges (arrowed) ( Fig. 8D View FIGURE 8 ); maxilliped with small tubercle on myxal area (arrowed) ( Fig. 8E View FIGURE 8 ); sternal furca tines slightly recurved inwards, rounded, with marginal flanges ( Fig. 9A View FIGURE 9 ); leg 1 with small tubercle on ventral surface of basis (arrowed) ( Fig. 9B View FIGURE 9 ); leg 3 protopod with circular patch of 14–19 truncated denticles (arrowed) ( Fig. 9C View FIGURE 9 ); leg 4 last exopodal segment with innermost terminal spine (IV) distinctly longer than other terminal spines ( Fig. 9D View FIGURE 9 ) ( cf. C. aesopus in Choe & Kim 2010; Özak et al. 2019).

Remarks: Turrum gymnostethus represents a new host record for this species.