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The taxonomy here displays all parent and child nodes of the taxonomy that are tagged as accepted or synonymised. Only species tagged as marine are shown (so you may find some parent nodes with no species within them).

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Animalia
  Mollusca
  Porifera
  Platyhelminthes
  Nematoda
  Annelida
  Nemertina
  Arthropoda
    Crustacea
      Remipedia
      Branchiopoda
      Maxillopoda
        Mystacocarida
        Copepoda
          Progymnoplea
          Neocopepoda
            Gymnoplea
            Podoplea
              Cyclopoida
              Harpacticoida
              Poecilostomatoida
              Siphonostomatoida
                Artotrogidae
                Asterocheridae
                Brychiopontiidae
                Caligidae
                  Caligodes
                  Caligopsis
                  Caligus
                    Caligus affinis
                    Caligus alalongae
                    Caligus angustatus
                    Caligus belones
                    Caligus biaculeatus
                    Caligus bonito
                    Caligus brevicaudatus
                    Caligus centrodonti
                    Caligus coryphaenae
                    Caligus curtus
                    Caligus deformis
                    Caligus diaphanus
                    Caligus dicentrarchi
                    Caligus dieuzeidei
                    Caligus elongatus
                    Caligus guerini
                    Caligus hyalinus
                    Caligus labracis
                    Caligus leptochilus
                    Caligus lichiae
                    Caligus ligusticus
                    Caligus mauritanicus
                        Caligus mauritanicus minuscula
                        Caligus mauritanicus temnodontis
                    Caligus minimus
                    Caligus pagelli
                    Caligus pageti
                    Caligus pelamydis
                    Caligus productus
                    Caligus robustus
                    Caligus vexator
                    Caligus zei
                    Caligus rufimaculatus
                    Caligus schistonyx
                    Caligus rapax
                    Caligus apodus
                    Caligus mugilis
                    Caligus dactylus
                    Caligus lutjani
                    Caligus acanthopagri
                    Caligus acutus
                    Caligus aduncus
                    Caligus aesopus
                    Caligus afurcatus
                    Caligus alaihi
                    Caligus alatus
                    Caligus aliuncus
                    Caligus alveolaris
                    Caligus amblygenitalis
                    Caligus amplifurcus
                    Caligus annularis
                    Caligus antennatus
                    Caligus arcticus
                    Caligus argilasi
                    Caligus arii
                    Caligus ariicolus
                    Caligus asperimanus
                    Caligus atromaculatus
                    Caligus auxisi
                    Caligus balistae
                    Caligus benedeni
                    Caligus bengoensis
                    Caligus bennetti
                    Caligus berychis
                    Caligus bicycletus
                    Caligus bifurcatus
                    Caligus bifurcus
                    Caligus biseriodentatus
                    Caligus bocki
                    Caligus bombayensis
                    Caligus brevicaudus
                    Caligus brevipedis
                    Caligus brevis
                    Caligus brevisoris
                    Caligus buechlerae
                    Caligus callaoensis
                    Caligus callyodoni
                    Caligus calotomi
                    Caligus canthidermis
                    Caligus chanos
                    Caligus cheilodactyli
                    Caligus chelifer
                    Caligus chrysophrysi
                    Caligus clavatus
                    Caligus clemensi
                    Caligus communis
                    Caligus constrictus
                    Caligus cordiventris
                    Caligus cordyla
                    Caligus cornutus
                    Caligus costatus
                    Caligus cresseyorum
                    Caligus cristatus
                    Caligus crusmae
                    Caligus cunicephalus
                    Caligus dakari
                    Caligus dampieri
                    Caligus dasyaticus
                    Caligus debueni
                    Caligus distortus
                    Caligus djedabae
                    Caligus dubius
                    Caligus dussumieri
                    Caligus eleutheronemi
                    Caligus elevatus
                    Caligus engraulidis
                    Caligus enormis
                    Caligus epidemicus
                    Caligus epinepheli
                    Caligus euthynus
                    Caligus eventilis
                    Caligus fissus
                    Caligus fistulariae
                    Caligus flexispina
                    Caligus formicoides
                    Caligus fortis
                    Caligus fugu
                    Caligus fulvipurpureus
                    Caligus furcisetifer
                    Caligus gayi
                    Caligus germoi
                    Caligus glacialis
                    Caligus glandifer
                    Caligus grandiabdominalis
                    Caligus hamatus
                    Caligus hamruri
                    Caligus hemiconiati
                    Caligus hilsae
                    Caligus hirsutus
                    Caligus holocentri
                    Caligus hoplognathi
                    Caligus hottentotus
                    Caligus hyalinae
                    Caligus indicus
                    Caligus infestans
                    Caligus inopinatus
                    Caligus jawahari
                    Caligus kabatae
                    Caligus kahawai
                    Caligus kala
                    Caligus kalumai
                    Caligus kanagurta
                    Caligus kapuhili
                    Caligus katuwo
                    Caligus kirti
                    Caligus klawei
                    Caligus kurochkini
                    Caligus kuroshio
                    Caligus kuwaitensis
                    Caligus lagocephali
                    Caligus lalandei
                    Caligus laticaudus
                    Caligus laticorpus
                    Caligus latifrons
                    Caligus latigenitalis
                    Caligus lepeophtheiropsis
                    Caligus lepidopi
                    Caligus ligatus
                    Caligus lobatus
                    Caligus lolligunculae
                    Caligus longiabdominis
                    Caligus longicaudatus
                    Caligus longicaudus
                    Caligus longicervicis
                    Caligus longipedis
                    Caligus lucidus
                    Caligus macarovi
                    Caligus maculatus
                    Caligus malabaricus
                    Caligus mercatoris
                    Caligus microdontus
                    Caligus multispinosus
                    Caligus minutus
                    Caligus mirabilis
                    Caligus mordax
                    Caligus mortis
                    Caligus murrayanus
                    Caligus mutabilis
                    Caligus nengai
                    Caligus nibeae
                    Caligus ocyurus
                    Caligus oligoplitisi
                    Caligus olsoni
                    Caligus omissus
                    Caligus orientalis
                    Caligus oviceps
                    Caligus pacificus
                    Caligus pagri
                    Caligus pagrosomi
                    Caligus parapetalopsis
                    Caligus parvus
                    Caligus patulus
                    Caligus paxillifer
                    Caligus pectinatus
                    Caligus pelagicus
                    Caligus penrithi
                    Caligus petersi
                    Caligus phipsoni
                    Caligus platurus
                    Caligus platytarsis
                    Caligus polycanthi
                    Caligus pomacentrus
                    Caligus pomadasi
                    Caligus praetextus
                    Caligus priacanthi
                    Caligus proboscidatus
                    Caligus pseudokalumai
                    Caligus pterois
                    Caligus punctatus
                    Caligus quadratus
                    Caligus quinqueabdominalis
                    Caligus rabidus
                    Caligus randalli
                    Caligus raniceps
                    Caligus rectus
                    Caligus regalis
                    Caligus remorae
                    Caligus reniformis
                    Caligus rotundigenitalis
                    Caligus rufus
                    Caligus rugosus
                    Caligus russellii
                    Caligus saucius
                    Caligus savala
                    Caligus scabiei
                    Caligus sciaenops
                    Caligus sciaenae
                    Caligus sclerotinosus
                    Caligus scomberi
                    Caligus scribae
                    Caligus sensilis
                    Caligus sensorius
                    Caligus seriolae
                    Caligus serrani
                    Caligus serratus
                    Caligus sibogae
                    Caligus sicarius
                    Caligus smaris
                    Caligus sphyraenae
                    Caligus spinosurculus
                    Caligus spinosus
                    Caligus stokesi
                    Caligus suffuscus
                    Caligus tanago
                    Caligus tenuicaudatus
                    Caligus tenuifurcatus
                    Caligus teres
                    Caligus tesserifer
                    Caligus tetrodontis
                    Caligus thyrsitae
                    Caligus trachuri
                    Caligus triabdominalis
                    Caligus triangularis
                    Caligus tripedalis
                    Caligus truncatogenitalis
                    Caligus tylosuri
                    Caligus undulatus
                    Caligus unguidentatus
                    Caligus uranoscopi
                    Caligus uruguayensis
                    Caligus validus
                    Caligus ventrosetosus
                    Caligus willungae
                    Caligus xystercus
                    Caligus zylanica
                    Caligus sarda
                    Caligus sepetibensis
                    Caligus gracilis
                    Caligus chorinemi
                    Caligus irritans
                    Caligus tenax
                    Caligus trachynoti
                    Caligus isonyx
                    Caligus haemulonis
                    Caligus asymmetricus
                    Caligus abbreviatus
                    Caligus aeglefinae
                    Caligus americanus
                    Caligus bagri
                    Caligus bicolor
                    Caligus bicuspidatus
                    Caligus branchialis
                    Caligus carangis
                    Caligus caudatus
                    Caligus chaenichthyis
                    Caligus chiloscyllii
                    Caligus confusus
                    Caligus cossacki
                    Caligus crassus
                    Caligus cybii
                    Caligus elegans
                    Caligus fallax
                    Caligus gurnardi
                    Caligus setosus
                    Caligus heckelii
                    Caligus heptapus
                    Caligus hippoglossi
                    Caligus hobsoni
                    Caligus imbricatus
                    Caligus krishnai
                    Caligus kroyeri
                    Caligus laciniatus
                    Caligus lessonius
                    Caligus longipennatus
                    Caligus longirostris
                    Caligus longispinosus
                    Caligus lumpi
                    Caligus lunatus
                    Caligus macrurus
                    Caligus molvae
                    Caligus monacanthi
                    Caligus muelleri
                    Caligus nanus
                    Caligus nautili
                    Caligus nordmannii
                    Caligus novocaledonicus
                    Caligus oblongus
                    Caligus obovatus
                    Caligus obscurus
                    Caligus ornatus
                    Caligus paradoxus
                    Caligus pauliani
                    Caligus pectoralis
                    Caligus pharaonis
                    Caligus piscinus
                    Caligus placidus
                    Caligus platessae
                    Caligus pseudoproductus
                    Caligus rissoanus
                    Caligus salmoneus
                    Caligus salmonis
                    Caligus scutatus
                    Caligus smithii
                    Caligus stromatei
                    Caligus stroemii
                    Caligus sturionis
                    Caligus tenuis
                    Caligus torpedinis
                    Caligus trachypteri
                    Caligus trichiuri
                    Caligus truttae
                    Caligus vespa
                    Caligus vicarius
                    Caligus wilsoni
                    Caligus yamaguti
                    Caligus latus
                    Caligus thymni
                    Caligus nolani
                    Caligus parvilatus
                    Caligus absens
                    Caligus littoralis
                    Caligus itacurussensis
                    Caligus rogercresseyi
                    Caligus nanhaiensis
                    Caligus antennatus
                    Caligus equulae
                    Caligus cresseyi
                    Caligus pampi
                    Caligus oculicola
                    Caligus chiastos
                    Caligus digitatus
                    Caligus similis
                    Caligus inanis
                    Caligus lobodes
                    Caligus nuenonnae
                    Caligus lethrinicola
                    Caligus productus
                    Caligus schelegeli
                    Caligus dentatus
                    Caligus ignotus
                    Caligus musaicus
                    Caligus thynni
                    Caligus affinis
                    Caligus elongatus
                    Caligus latus
                    Caligus pumpi
                    Caligus cookeoli
                    Caligus temnodontis
                    Caligus dactylopteni
                    Caligus minutus
                    Caligus longicaudatus
                    Caligus latus
                    Caligus kirtiodes
                    Caligus longiramus
                    Caligus evelynae
                  Diphyllogaster
                  Lepeophtheirus
                  Pseudocaligus
                  Scienophilus
                  Alebion
                  Euryphorus
                  Abasia
                  Cresseyella
                  Alicaligus
                  Anchicaligus
                  Anuretes
                  Apogonia
                  Arnaeus
                  Arrama
                  Avitocaligus
                  Belizia
                  Caligera
                  Caligeria
                  Caligulina
                  Caligulus
                  Calina
                  Calistes
                  Caritus
                  Chalimus
                  Dartevellia
                  Dentigryps
                  Dysgamus
                  Echetus
                  Eirgos
                  Elytrophora
                  Gloiopotes
                  Heniochophilus
                  Hermilius
                  Homoiotes
                  Kabataella
                  Lamarckina
                  Laxe
                  Mappates
                  Metacaligus
                  Midias
                  Paralebion
                  Parapetalus
                  Parechetus
                  Platyporinus
                  Pseudanuretes
                  Pseudechetus
                  Pseudolepeophtheirus
                  Pseudopetalus
                  Pupulina
                  Risculus
                  Sciaenophilus
                  Sinocaligus
                  Synestius
                  Tuxophoropsis
                  Tuxophorus
                  Indocaligus
                  Alanlewisia
                  Tripartia
                Calverocheridae
                Cancerillidae
                Cecropidae
                Dichelesthiidae
                Dinopontiidae
                Dirivultidae
                Entomolepidae
                Eudactylinidae
                Euryphoridae
                Hatschekiidae
                Kroyeriidae
                Lernaeopodidae
                Lernanthropidae
                Megapontiidae
                Micropontiidae
                Nanaspididae
                Nicothoidae
                Pandaridae
                Pennellidae
                Pontoeciellidae
                Pseudocycnidae
                Rataniidae
                Sphyriidae
                Sponginticolidae
                Spongiocnizontidae
                Trebiidae
                Ascomyzontidae
                Calvocheridae
                Dissonidae
                Naobranchiidae
                Pennillidae
                Pontopsyllidae
                Amaterasidae
                Choniostomatidae
                Pseudohatschekiidae
              Monstrilloida
              Misophrioida
              Mormonilloida
          Thaumatopsylloida
        Branchiura
        Tantulocarida
        Thecostraca
        Pentastomida
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