Of the 95 known families of Isopoda only a few are parasitic namely, Bopyridae,
Cryptoniscidae, Cymothoidae, Dajidae, Entoniscidae, Gnathiidae and Tridentellidae …

The parasitic isopod family Cymothoidae Leach, 1818 of the India exclusive economic zone
is reviewed. A total of 56 nominal species corresponding to 48 valid species belonging to …

A checklist of the parasitic Cymothoidae of Indian fishes was compiled from parasitological
records published between 1783 and 2011. The checklist is arranged alphabetically …

Abstract The genus Cymothoa Fabricius, 1793 is revised for southwestern Indian Ocean
waters. Cymothoa borbonica Schioedte & Meinert, 1884 and C. eremita Brünnich, 1783 are …

The present study reports two poorly known buccal-attaching fish-parasitic cymothoids,
Ceratothoa carinata (Bianconi, 1869) and Cymothoa bychowskyi Avdeev, 1979, from Indian …

Fish parasites from the isopod family Cymothoidae have, in recent years, received increased
global attention due to both their ecological and economic importance. This is particularly …

Marine ecosystems are continuously under threat due to pollutants, which endanger marine
biodiversity. The present study determines the potential use of the parasitic isopod, Cinusa …

Due to the difficulty in accurately identifying cymothoids, these parasitic isopods are often
incorrectly named or confused with other species. Within the genus Ceratothoa, a number of …

Background Parasite attachment structures are critical traits that influence effective host
exploitation and survival. Morphology of attachment structures can reinforce host specificity …

Abstract The genus Lobothorax Bleeker, 1857 is revised with the description of a new
species collected from the gempylidaen fish Promethichthys prometheus (Cuvier, 1832) from …