''Cymothoa'' is a

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of parasitic

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 ...

crustacean Crustaceans (Crustacea, ) form a large, diverse arthropod taxon which includes such animals as decapods, seed shrimp, branchiopods, fish lice, krill, remipedes, isopods, barnacles, copepods, amphipods and mantis shrimp. The crustacean group ...

s, containing the species listed below. Not all ''Cymothoa'' species are considered parasitic. Some climb onto fish in an act known as

phoresy Phoresis or phoresy is a non-permanent, Commensalism, commensalistic interaction in which one organism (a phoront or phoretic) attaches itself to another (the host) solely for the purpose of travel. Phoresis has been observed directly in Acari ...

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Cymothoa asymmetrica ''Cymothoa'' is a genus of parasitic isopod crustaceans, containing the species listed below. Not all ''Cymothoa'' species are considered parasitic. Some climb onto fish in an act known as phoresy. *'' Cymothoa asymmetrica'' Pillai, 1954 *'' Cy ...

'' Pillai, 1954 *'' Cymothoa borbonica'' Schiödte & Meinert, 1884 *''

Cymothoa brasiliensis ''Cymothoa'' is a genus of parasitism, parasitic Isopoda, isopod crustaceans, containing the species listed below. Not all ''Cymothoa'' species are considered parasitic. Some climb onto fish in an act known as phoresy. *''Cymothoa asymmetrica'' ...

'' Schiödte & Meinert, 1884 *'' Cymothoa bychowskyi'' Avdeev, 1979 *''

Cymothoa carangii ''Cymothoa'' is a genus of parasitic isopod crustaceans, containing the species listed below. Not all ''Cymothoa'' species are considered parasitic. Some climb onto fish in an act known as phoresy. *'' Cymothoa asymmetrica'' Pillai, 1954 *'' Cy ...

'' Avdeev, 1979 *''

Cymothoa carryensis ''Cymothoa'' is a genus of parasitic isopod crustaceans, containing the species listed below. Not all ''Cymothoa'' species are considered parasitic. Some climb onto fish in an act known as phoresy. *'' Cymothoa asymmetrica'' Pillai, 1954 *'' Cym ...

'' Gourret, 1892 *'' Cymothoa catarinensis'' Thatcher, Loyola e Silva, Jost & Souza-Conceiçao, 2003 *'' Cymothoa cinerea'' Bal & Joshi, 1959 *''

Cymothoa curta ''Cymothoa'' is a genus of parasitic isopod crustaceans, containing the species listed below. Not all ''Cymothoa'' species are considered parasitic. Some climb onto fish in an act known as phoresy. *''Cymothoa asymmetrica'' Pillai, 1954 *'' Cym ...

'' Schiödte & Meinert, 1884 *''

Cymothoa dufresni ''Cymothoa'' is a genus of parasitic isopod crustaceans, containing the species listed below. Not all ''Cymothoa'' species are considered parasitic. Some climb onto fish in an act known as phoresy. *'' Cymothoa asymmetrica'' Pillai, 1954 *'' Cym ...

'' Leach, 1818 *'' Cymothoa elegans'' Bovallius, 1885 *''

Cymothoa epimerica ''Cymothoa'' is a genus of parasitic isopod crustaceans, containing the species listed below. Not all ''Cymothoa'' species are considered parasitic. Some climb onto fish in an act known as phoresy. *'' Cymothoa asymmetrica'' Pillai, 1954 *'' Cym ...

'' Avdeev, 1979 *'' Cymothoa eremita'' (Brunnich, 1783) *''

Cymothoa excisa ''Cymothoa'' is a genus of parasitic isopod crustaceans, containing the species listed below. Not all ''Cymothoa'' species are considered parasitic. Some climb onto fish in an act known as phoresy. *'' Cymothoa asymmetrica'' Pillai, 1954 *'' Cym ...

'' Perty, 1833 *''

Cymothoa exigua ''Cymothoa exigua'', or the tongue-eating louse, is a parasitic isopod of the family Cymothoidae. It enters fish through the gills. The female attaches to the tongue, while the male attaches to the gill arches beneath and behind the female. Fe ...

'' Schiödte & Meinert, 1884 *''

Cymothoa eximia ''Cymothoa'' is a genus of parasitic isopod crustaceans, containing the species listed below. Not all ''Cymothoa'' species are considered parasitic. Some climb onto fish in an act known as phoresy. *'' Cymothoa asymmetrica'' Pillai, 1954 *'' Cym ...

'' Schiödte & Meinert, 1884 *''

Cymothoa frontalis ''Cymothoa'' is a genus of parasitic isopod crustaceans, containing the species listed below. Not all ''Cymothoa'' species are considered parasitic. Some climb onto fish in an act known as phoresy. *'' Cymothoa asymmetrica'' Pillai, 1954 *'' Cym ...

'' H. Milne-Edwards, 1840 *''

Cymothoa gadorum ''Cymothoa'' is a genus of parasitic isopod crustaceans, containing the species listed below. Not all ''Cymothoa'' species are considered parasitic. Some climb onto fish in an act known as phoresy. *'' Cymothoa asymmetrica'' Pillai, 1954 *'' Cym ...

'' Brocchi, 1875 *''

Cymothoa gerris ''Cymothoa'' is a genus of parasitic isopod crustaceans, containing the species listed below. Not all ''Cymothoa'' species are considered parasitic. Some climb onto fish in an act known as phoresy. *'' Cymothoa asymmetrica'' Pillai, 1954 *'' Cym ...

'' Schiödte & Meinert, 1884 *''

Cymothoa gibbosa ''Cymothoa'' is a genus of parasitic isopod crustaceans, containing the species listed below. Not all ''Cymothoa'' species are considered parasitic. Some climb onto fish in an act known as phoresy. *'' Cymothoa asymmetrica'' Pillai, 1954 *'' Cym ...

'' Gourret, 1892 *''

Cymothoa globosa ''Cymothoa'' is a genus of parasitic isopod crustaceans, containing the species listed below. Not all ''Cymothoa'' species are considered parasitic. Some climb onto fish in an act known as phoresy. *'' Cymothoa asymmetrica'' Pillai, 1954 *'' Cym ...

'' Schiödte & Meinert, 1884 *''

Cymothoa guadeloupensis ''Cymothoa'' is a genus of parasitic isopod crustaceans, containing the species listed below. Not all ''Cymothoa'' species are considered parasitic. Some climb onto fish in an act known as phoresy. *'' Cymothoa asymmetrica'' Pillai, 1954 *'' Cym ...

'' Fabricius, 1793 *''

Cymothoa hermani ''Cymothoa'' is a genus of parasitic isopod crustaceans, containing the species listed below. Not all ''Cymothoa'' species are considered parasitic. Some climb onto fish in an act known as phoresy. *'' Cymothoa asymmetrica'' Pillai, 1954 *'' Cym ...

'' Hadfield, Bruce & Smit, 2011 *''

Cymothoa ianuarii ''Cymothoa'' is a genus of parasitic isopod crustaceans, containing the species listed below. Not all ''Cymothoa'' species are considered parasitic. Some climb onto fish in an act known as phoresy. *'' Cymothoa asymmetrica'' Pillai, 1954 *'' Cym ...

'' Schiödte & Meinert, 1884 *''

Cymothoa ichtiola ''Cymothoa'' is a genus of parasitism, parasitic Isopoda, isopod crustaceans, containing the species listed below. Not all ''Cymothoa'' species are considered parasitic. Some climb onto fish in an act known as phoresy. *''Cymothoa asymmetrica'' ...

'' (Brünnich, 1764) *'' Cymothoa indica'' Schiödte & Meinert, 1884 *''

Cymothoa liannae ''Cymothoa'' is a genus of parasitism, parasitic Isopoda, isopod crustaceans, containing the species listed below. Not all ''Cymothoa'' species are considered parasitic. Some climb onto fish in an act known as phoresy. *''Cymothoa asymmetrica'' ...

'' Sartor & Pires, 1988 *''

Cymothoa limbata ''Cymothoa'' is a genus of parasitic isopod crustaceans, containing the species listed below. Not all ''Cymothoa'' species are considered parasitic. Some climb onto fish in an act known as phoresy. *'' Cymothoa asymmetrica'' Pillai, 1954 *'' Cym ...

'' Schiödte & Meinert, 1884 *''

Cymothoa marginata ''Cymothoa'' is a genus of parasitism, parasitic Isopoda, isopod crustaceans, containing the species listed below. Not all ''Cymothoa'' species are considered parasitic. Some climb onto fish in an act known as phoresy. *''Cymothoa asymmetrica'' ...

'' Bleeker, 1857 *'' Cymothoa nigropunctata'' Risso, 1816 *'' Cymothoa oestrum'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Cymothoa paradoxa ''Cymothoa'' is a genus of parasitic isopod crustaceans, containing the species listed below. Not all ''Cymothoa'' species are considered parasitic. Some climb onto fish in an act known as phoresy. *'' Cymothoa asymmetrica'' Pillai, 1954 *'' Cy ...

'' Haller, 1880 *''

Cymothoa parupenei ''Cymothoa'' is a genus of parasitic isopod crustaceans, containing the species listed below. Not all ''Cymothoa'' species are considered parasitic. Some climb onto fish in an act known as phoresy. *''Cymothoa asymmetrica'' Pillai, 1954 *'' Cym ...

'' Avdeev, 1979 *'' Cymothoa plebeia'' Schiödte & Meinert, 1884 *'' Cymothoa propria'' Avdeev, 1979 *''

Cymothoa pulchrum ''Cymothoa'' is a genus of parasitic isopod crustaceans, containing the species listed below. Not all ''Cymothoa'' species are considered parasitic. Some climb onto fish in an act known as phoresy. *'' Cymothoa asymmetrica'' Pillai, 1954 *'' Cy ...

'' Lanchester, 1902 *'' Cymothoa recifea'' Thatcher & Fonseca, 2005 *''

Cymothoa recta ''Cymothoa'' is a genus of parasitic isopod crustaceans, containing the species listed below. Not all ''Cymothoa'' species are considered parasitic. Some climb onto fish in an act known as phoresy. *'' Cymothoa asymmetrica'' Pillai, 1954 *'' Cym ...

'' Dana, 1853 *'' Cymothoa rhina'' Schiödte & Meinert, 1884 *'' Cymothoa rotunda'' Avdeev, 1979 *''

Cymothoa rotundifrons ''Cymothoa'' is a genus of parasitic isopod crustaceans, containing the species listed below. Not all ''Cymothoa'' species are considered parasitic. Some climb onto fish in an act known as phoresy. *''Cymothoa asymmetrica'' Pillai, 1954 *'' Cym ...

'' Haller, 1880 *''

Cymothoa scopulorum ''Cymothoa'' is a genus of parasitic isopod crustaceans, containing the species listed below. Not all ''Cymothoa'' species are considered parasitic. Some climb onto fish in an act known as phoresy. *'' Cymothoa asymmetrica'' Pillai, 1954 *'' Cym ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Cymothoa selari ''Cymothoa'' is a genus of parasitic isopod crustaceans, containing the species listed below. Not all ''Cymothoa'' species are considered parasitic. Some climb onto fish in an act known as phoresy. *'' Cymothoa asymmetrica'' Pillai, 1954 *'' Cym ...

'' Avdeev, 1978 *''

Cymothoa slusarskii ''Cymothoa'' is a genus of parasitism, parasitic Isopoda, isopod crustaceans, containing the species listed below. Not all ''Cymothoa'' species are considered parasitic. Some climb onto fish in an act known as phoresy. *''Cymothoa asymmetrica'' ...

'' Rokicki, 1986 *''

Cymothoa spinipalpa ''Cymothoa'' is a genus of parasitic isopod crustaceans, containing the species listed below. Not all ''Cymothoa'' species are considered parasitic. Some climb onto fish in an act known as phoresy. *''Cymothoa asymmetrica'' Pillai, 1954 *'' Cym ...

'' Thatcher, de Arujo, de Lima & Chellapa, 2007 *''

Cymothoa truncata ''Cymothoa'' is a genus of parasitic isopod crustaceans, containing the species listed below. Not all ''Cymothoa'' species are considered parasitic. Some climb onto fish in an act known as phoresy. *''Cymothoa asymmetrica'' Pillai, 1954 *'' Cym ...

'' Schiödte & Meinert, 1884 *'' Cymothoa vicina'' Hale, 1926

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