The curious life-style of the parasitic stages of gnathiid isopods Page 311 The Curious Life-Style
of the Parasitic Stages of Gnathiid Isopods NJ Smit1 and AJ Davies2 1Department of Zoology …

Gnathiidae is a family of Isopoda, showing a distinct morphology and ecology. Species in
the family have ten walking legs compared to 14 for isopods in general. The life cycle of the …

Arthropod parasites of fish have been recorded since the time of Aristotle (300 BC). He
noted that parasitic isopods (almost certainly cymothoids) were common on the fins of fishes …

Background Coral reefs are areas of maximum biodiversity, but the parasites of coral reef
fishes, and especially their species richness, are not well known. Over an 8-year period …

Background Isopods (woodlice, slaters and their relatives) are common crustaceans and
abundant in numerous habitats. They employ a variety of lifestyles including free-living …

Investigations to determine whether juvenile gnathiid isopods are vectors of
haemogregarines between coral reef fishes were undertaken at Lizard Island, Australia …

The body of an elasmobranch offers a diversity of sites that can be, and often are, occupied
by other animals. Indeed, essentially no organ system of elasmobranchs has escaped the …

Host specificity data for gnathiid isopods are scarce because the parasitic stages are difficult
to identify and host-parasite contact is often brief. We examined two common nocturnal …

Characterizing spatio-temporal variation in the density of organisms in a community is a
crucial part of ecological study. However, doing so for small, motile, cryptic species presents …

The body of an elasmobranch offers a diversity of sites that can be, and often are, occupied
by other animals. Indeed, essentially no organ system of elasmobranchs has escaped the …