Biology:Nerocila

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Short description: Genus of crustaceans


Nerocila
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Nerocila armata on Synodus synodus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Isopoda
Family: Cymothoidae
Genus: Nerocila
Leach, 1818
Type species
Nerocila blainvillei
Leach, 1818
Species

42 species (see text)

Nerocila is a genus of parasitic isopod crustaceans,[1][2] with 11 species, which have been found parasitizing Indian marine fishes.[3]

Species

The 42 recognized species are:[1]


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Nerocila Leach, 1818". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. 2021. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=118417. 
  2. "IRMNG - Nerocila Leach, 1818". 2021-05-13. https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1206309. 
  3. Trilles, Jean-Paul; Rameshkumar, Ganapathy; Ravichandran, Samuthirapandian (2013). "Nerocila species (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cymothoidae) from Indian marine fishes". Parasitology Research 112 (3): 1273–1286. doi:10.1007/s00436-012-3263-5. PMID 23324945. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4400832 entry