Browsing by Subject "Mothocya"
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Biodiversity and systematics of branchial cavity inhabiting fish parasitic isopods (Cymothoidae) from sub-Sahara Africa
(North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)Isopods from the family Cymothoidae Leach, 1814 are well known ectoparasites of marine and freshwater fishes, most often attaching to the external surface, branchial chamber or buccal cavity of their hosts. Cymothoids have ... -
New records of fish parasitic isopods of the gill-attaching genus Mothocya Costa, in Hope, 1851 from the Virgin Islands, Caribbean, with description of a new species
(Pensoft Publishers, 2014)Two species of Mothocya Costa, in Hope, 1851 are reported from the Virgin Islands. Mothocya xenobranchia Bruce, 1986 was collected from St. John Island from the gills of the Atlantic needlefish, Strongylura marina, which ... -
Review of the fish-parasitic genus Ceratothoa Dana, 1852 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoidae) from Australia, with description of two new species
(Magnolia Press, 2015)The genus Ceratothoa Dana, 1852, is revised for Australian waters. Ceratothoa is represented in Australia by nine species, including two new species: Ceratothoa barracuda sp. nov. described from Cairns and Ceratothoa ... -
Understanding growth relationships of African cymothoid fish parasitic isopods using specimens from museum and field collections
(Elsevier, 2019)Cymothoid isopods are a diverse group of ectoparasites of fish species, and are particularly conspicuous as they are large and attach to the body surface, mouth, and gill chamber of fish hosts. These parasites transition ...
