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Genus

Cymothoa (Tongue lice)

Cymothoa exigua. Photo: (c) Fabio Moretzsohn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

Cymothoa is a genus of parasitic isopod crustaceans, containing the following species:

— Wikipedia

  • Humboldt Life
    • Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
      • Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
        • Subphylum: Crustacea (Crustaceans)
          • Superclass: Multicrustacea (Typical crustaceans)
            • Class: Malacostraca (Malacostracans)
              • Subclass: Eumalacostraca (Decapods, isopods, and allies)
                • Superorder: Peracarida (Amphipods, isopods, and allies)
                  • Order: Isopoda (Isopods)
                    • Suborder: Cymothoida (Predaceous and parasitic isopods)
                      • Superfamily: Cymothooidea (Fish-associated isopods)
                        • Family: Cymothoidae (Fish isopods)
                          • Genus: Cymothoa (Tongue lice)
                            • Species: Cymothoa exigua (Tongue-eating louse)

Subtaxa

Species: Cymothoa exigua (Tongue-eating louse)

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