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Cymothoida is the name of a suborder of isopod crustaceans with a mostly carnivorous or parasitic lifestyle. It contains more than 2,700 described species in four superfamilies. Members of the suborder are characterised by their specialised mouthparts which include a mandible with a tooth-like process … See more
Cymothoida contains these superfamilies and families:
• Superfamily Anthuroidea Leach, 1814
• Superfamily Cymothooidea Leach, 1814
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WEBCymothoida is een onderorde van pissebedden met een overwegend vleesetende of parasitaire levensstijl. Het bevat vier superfamilies met in totaal meer dan 2700 …
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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 ectoparasit…
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WEBCymothoidae zijn een familie van pissebedden in de onderorde Cymothoida. Er worden ongeveer 40 geslachten en meer dan 380 soorten in deze familie erkend. Ze zijn te …
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WEBAug 1, 2014 · Abstract. Of the 95 known families of Isopoda only a few are parasitic namely, Bopyridae, Cryptoniscidae, Cymothoidae, Dajidae, Entoniscidae, Gnathiidae and …
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WEBJul 5, 2016 · Abstract. Parasites significantly influence food webs and ecosystems and occur all over the world in almost every animal group. Within crustaceans there are …
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WEBJan 1, 2023 · Notes: Cymothoida is a very loosely-held together suborder containing the superfamilies Anthuroidea, Cymothooidea and formerly the odd clade Epicaridea. It is …
WEBSep 1, 2014 · Fossil isopods associated with a fish skeleton from the Lower Cretaceous of Queensland, Australia – direct evidence of a scavenging lifestyle in Mesozoic Cymothoida
WEBSep 4, 2018 · There is growing evidence that Cymothoida might be split into two evolutionary distant clades, with parasitic species being the most basal split in the isopod clade. However, the small number of isopod …
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