Interactions between organisms and their environments are central to how biological
diversity arises and how natural populations and ecosystems respond to environmental …

The parasitic isopod family Cymothoidae Leach, 1818 of the India exclusive economic zone
is reviewed. A total of 56 nominal species corresponding to 48 valid species belonging to …

Arthropod parasites of fish have been recorded since the time of Aristotle (300 BC). He
noted that parasitic isopods (almost certainly cymothoids) were common on the fins of fishes …

The classification of the Gnathiidae is reviewed for the first time since Monod (1926). States
of 72 characters are discussed with reference to two outgroups of Flabellifera, forming the …

Adult nearshore fishes in large cages on the seafloor off southern California mysteriously
died within 3 to 4 h after sunset. Night diving observations showed that fishes were attacked …

A fish parasitic isopod recently reported from India as Anilocra leptosoma Bleeker, 1857,
was re-examined and morphologically compared to five closely related species: A. capensis …

Isla del Coco (also known as Cocos Island) is an oceanic island in the Eastern Tropical
Pacific; it is part of the largest national park of Costa Rica and a UNESCO World Heritage …

Abstract The genus Cymothoa Fabricius, 1793 is revised for southwestern Indian Ocean
waters. Cymothoa borbonica Schioedte & Meinert, 1884 and C. eremita Brünnich, 1783 are …

The present study reports two poorly known buccal-attaching fish-parasitic cymothoids,
Ceratothoa carinata (Bianconi, 1869) and Cymothoa bychowskyi Avdeev, 1979, from Indian …

Due to the difficulty in accurately identifying cymothoids, these parasitic isopods are often
incorrectly named or confused with other species. Within the genus Ceratothoa, a number of …