Udonella caligorum Johnston
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Family:  Udonellidae ()
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Environment:  host; marine
Distribution:  Western Atlantic: USA and Puerto Rico.
Diagnosis:  The cylindrical body has a posterior sucker-like attachment organ that is not divided into sections and is not armed with anchors, bars or spines.
Biology:  Found in free swimming parasitic copepods captured in plankton nets.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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