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Gnathia Nicembola
''Gnathia'' is a genus of isopod crustaceans, containing the following species: *''Gnathia africana'' Barnard, 1914 *''Gnathia albescens'' Hansen, 1916 *''Gnathia alces'' Monod, 1926 *''Gnathia andrei'' Pires, 1996 *''Gnathia antarctica'' (Studer, 1883) *''Gnathia antonbruunae'' Kensley, Schotte & Poore, 2009 *''Gnathia arabica'' Schotte, 1995 *''Gnathia arctica'' Gurjanova, 1929 *''Gnathia asperifrons'' Holdich & Harrison, 1980 *''Gnathia aureola'' Stebbing, 1900 *''Gnathia aureumaculosa'' Ferreiera, Smit, Grutter & Davies, 2009 *''Gnathia barnardi'' Smit & Basson, 2002 *''Gnathia beethoveni'' Paul & Menzies, 1971 *''Gnathia bengalensis'' Kumari, Hanumantha, Rao & Shyamasundari, 1993 *''Gnathia biorbis'' Holdich & Harrison, 1980 *''Gnathia brachyuropus'' Monod, 1926 *''Gnathia brucei'' George, 2003 *''Gnathia bungoensis'' Nunomura, 1982 *''Gnathia calamitosa'' Monod, 1926 *''Gnathia calmani'' Monod, 1926 *''Gnathia calsi'' Mueller, 1993 *''Gnathia camponotus'' Cohen & Poore, 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gnathia Marleyi
''Gnathia marleyi'' is a species of crustacean in the family Gnathiidae. It is named after reggae musician Bob Marley. It is a parasite that infests and feeds on the blood of such fish as the French grunt (''Haemulon flavioliniatum''). This tiny species is only found in the Caribbean Sea. It only eats while in the juvenile stage. It can be found hiding among sea sponges, algae, and pieces of dead coral. Description The cephalosome of adult male specimens has a distinct produced frontal border with conical superior fronto-lateral processes with a slightly sunken inferior conical medio-frontal process. The dentate blades of the Mandible (arthropod mouthpart), mandibles each contain ten or eleven processes, with the overall mandible being .8 times the length of the cephalasome. The cephalosome of adult females is rectangular with convex lateral margins. It is 1.2 times as wide as it is long, and has no paraocular ornamentation. The frontal border is broadly rounded, slightly concave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
