Allorbimorphus is a
genus
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of
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, and ...
parasites, in the
family
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Bopyridae
The Bopyridae are a family of isopod crustaceans in the suborder Cymothoida. There are 1223 individual species contained in this family. Members of the family are ectoparasites of crabs and shrimp. They live in the gill cavities or under the car ...
, containing the following species that can be found on the coasts of
Australia
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, and
Asia
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:
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Allorbimorphus australiensis''
Bourdon, 1976
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Allorbimorphus haigae ''
Bourdon, 1976
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Allorbimorphus scabriculi''
Bourdon, 1976
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Allorbimorphus tuberculus''
An, Zhang & Li, 2012
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Allorbimorphus lamellosus''
Nierstrasz & Brender à Brandis, 1923
References
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Cymothoida