''Aegiochus'' is a genus of

isopod 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 ...

s in the family

Aegidae The Aegidae are a family of isopod crustaceans. The adults are temporary parasites of fish, feeding on their hosts' blood before dropping off to digest the meal. They differ from members of the family Cirolanidae in having only three pairs of hoo ...

, first described in 1885 by

Carl Bovallius Carl Erik Alexander Bovallius (or Bowallius) (31 July 1849 – 8 November 1907) was a Swedish biologist and archaeologist. Biography Carl Bovallius was born at Stockholm, Sweden. He was the son of Robert Mauritz Bowallius (1817-1902). His fathe ...

. The type species is '' Aega ventrosa''.

Species

Species accepted by WoRMS are: *'' Aegiochus antarctica'' *'' Aegiochus arctica'' *'' Aegiochus australis'' *'' Aegiochus beri'' *'' Aegiochus bertrandi'' *'' Aegiochus coroo'' *'' Aegiochus crozetensis'' *'' Aegiochus cyclops'' *'' Aegiochus dentata'' *'' Aegiochus dollfusi'' *'' Aegiochus francoisae'' *'' Aegiochus glacialis'' *'' Aegiochus gordoni'' *'' Aegiochus gracilipes'' *'' Aegiochus incisa'' *'' Aegiochus insomnis'' *'' Aegiochus kakai'' *'' Aegiochus kanohi'' *'' Aegiochus laevis'' *'' Aegiochus leptonica'' *'' Aegiochus longicornis'' *'' Aegiochus nohinohi'' *'' Aegiochus perulis'' *'' Aegiochus piihuka'' *'' Aegiochus plebeia'' *'' Aegiochus pushkini'' *'' Aegiochus quadratasinus'' *'' Aegiochus riwha'' *'' Aegiochus sarsae'' *'' Aegiochus spongiophila'' *'' Aegiochus symmetrica'' *'' Aegiochus synopthalma'' *'' Aegiochus tenuipes'' *'' Aegiochus tumida'' *'' Aegiochus uschakovi'' *'' Aegiochus ventrosa'' *'' Aegiochus vigilans'' *'' Aegiochus weberi''

References

Cymothoida Crustaceans described in 1885 {{isopod-stub