Isopods Cymothoidae ectoparasites of fish from the Amazon [PDF]
Most freshwater species of Cymothoidae are distributed in South America. They have mainly been recorded in the eastern and western regions of the Amazon River basin.
Lucena Rocha Virgilio Rocha +2 more
exaly +6 more sources
No presente trabalho examinaram-se 90.418 exemplares de 186 espécies de peixes, coletados entre a região de Cabo de São Tome (RJ) e Torres (RS) - Brasil (latitudes 22º27'00"S -29º21'00"S), o que possibilitou um levantamento das espécies de isopodes ...
Silvia Maria Sartor
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A new genus and species of fish parasitic cymothoid (Crustacea, Isopoda) from the Indian Ocean coast of South Africa, with a key to the externally attaching genera of Cymothoidae [PDF]
Bambalocra intwala gen. et sp. nov. is described from Sodwana Bay, north-eastern South Africa. The monotypic genus is characterised by the broadly truncate anterior margin of the head with a ventral rostrum, coxae 2–5 being ventral in position not ...
Niel L. Bruce +3 more
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Redescription of the fish-parasitic isopod Cymothoa ianuarii Schioedte & Meinert, 1884 and further records of C. excisa Perty, 1833 and C. oestrum (Linnaeus, 1758) (Isopoda: Cymothoida: Cymothoidae) from Brazil [PDF]
Cymothoa ianuarii Schioedte & Meinert, 1884 is rediscovered almost 136 years after its original description and redescribed from specimens collected in the state of São Paulo.
Araujo, Paula Beatriz +2 more
core +7 more sources
Elthusa winstoni sp. n. (Isopoda, Cymothoidae), a new fish parasitic isopod from Hawaii [PDF]
The new cymothoid species, Elthusa winstoni sp. n., a branchial parasite of fishes from the family Acanthuridae Bonaparte, 1835 in Hawaii, is described and figured.
Kerry A. Hadfield +2 more
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O desenvolvimento marsupial de Cymothoa liannae ocorre em 4 estádios. A distinção entre eles se baseia principalmente na aquisição e perda de cerdas nos apêndices, grau de desenvolvimento dos olhos, comprimento e numero de artículos da antena 2 ...
Silvia Maria Sartor
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species (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cymothoidae) from Indian marine fishes [PDF]
Eleven Nerocila species are recorded from 22 marine fishes belonging to 15 families. Three, Nerocila arres, Nerocila depressa, and Nerocila loveni, are new for the Indian fauna. N. arres and Nerocila sigani, previously synonymized, are redescribed and their individuality is restored.
Trilles, Jean-Paul +2 more
core +4 more sources
First report of Artystone trysibia (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) in Caquetaia spectabilis (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) [PDF]
The present study provides the first record of an isopod parasite (Artystone trysibia) on Caquetaia spectabilis, a cichlid from the eastern Amazon collected in the State of Amapá, northern Brazil. In May 2018, specimens of C.
Marcos Sidney Brito Oliveira +3 more
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Reconstructing the life cycle of the isopodan group Aegidae with morphological descriptions and the importance of immature stages [PDF]
A collection of various developmental stages of Aegidae is presented and described, with the first description and photographs of eggs and embryos of this group.
Serita van der Wal, Joachim T. Haug
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Variation in the parasite communities of three co‐occurring herbivorous coral reef fishes
Abstract Parasites are important, diverse, and abundant components of natural ecosystems and can influence the behaviour and health of their hosts, inter‐ and intraspecific interactions, and ultimately community structure. Coral reefs are one of the world's most biodiverse ecosystems, yet our understanding of the abundance, diversity, and composition ...
Katie Motson +2 more
wiley +1 more source

