Cymothoidae

Enlarge text Shrink text
  • Topic
| מספר מערכת 987007538308005171
Information for Authority record
Name (Latin)
Cymothoidae
See Also From tracing topical name
Isopoda
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q18885
Library of congress: sh 85035148
1 / 5
Wikipedia description:

The Cymothoidae are a family of isopods in the suborder Cymothoida found in both marine and freshwater environments. Cymoithoids are ectoparasites, usually of fish, and they include the bizarre "tongue-biter" (Cymothoa exigua), which attaches to a fish's tongue, causing it to atrophy, and replaces the tongue with its own body. Ceratothoa oestroides is one of the most devastating ectoparasites in Mediterranean aquaculture. Around 40 genera and more than 380 species of cymothoid are recognised. Species of the Cymothoidae are generally found in warmer waters and rarely in the cool and cold climates.

Read more on Wikipedia >