''Acrobelione halimedae'' is an
isopoda
Isopoda is an order of crustaceans that includes woodlice and their relatives. Isopods live in the sea, in fresh water, or on land. All have rigid, segmented exoskeletons, two pairs of antennae, seven pairs of jointed limbs on the thorax, an ...
parasite present in the waters off
Singapore. First
described in 2017, by Boyko, Williams & Shields.
Description
Acrobelione halimedae is isopoda ectoparasite that infects the
branchial chamber of the mud shrimp
Austinogebia spinfrons of the coast of Singapore. The females measure up to 8.0 mm long, with a maximal width of 6.4 mm, head width 1.9 mm, and head length 1.5 mm. Currently there is no description of the male of the species.
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q63725035
Isopoda
Crustaceans described in 2004