A monograph on the Isopoda Cymothoidae (Crustacea) of the eastern Pacific
In: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. Academic Press: London. ISSN 0024-4082; e-ISSN 1096-3642, more
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Cymothoidae Leach, 1814 [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
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Cymothoidae, fish parasites, eastern Pacific, phylogeny |
| Abstract |
The cymochoid isopods (Isopoda: Flabellifera: Cymothoidae) of the eastern Pacific are presented, with descriptions, figures, ranges and comments on their host relationships. Fourteen species are treated, two of which are described as new species of Lironeca. Anilocra laevis Miers, 1877 is synonymized with A. laticauda M. Milne-Edwards, 1840. Nerocila californica Schioedte & Meinert, 1881 and Plerisopodus barlschi Boone, 1918, are synonymized with N. acuta Schioedte & Meinert, 1881, and two morphological forms designated. Neotypes are designated for Lironeca convexa Richardson, 1905. Expanded generic diagnoses are provided for eastern Pacific taxa. An introductory section presents a review of the world literature on the family Cymothoidae, including discussions of morphology, taxonomy, natural history, evolution, and zoogeography. Confusion regarding the genus Ichthyoxenos is discussed, and several species removed to Lironeca. A phylogeny for the family is proposed.
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