''Cymothoa'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

parasitic Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The entomologist E. O. Wilson ha ...

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 gro ...

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

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 ''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 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 ''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 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'' Gourret, 1892 *''

Cymothoa catarinensis ''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, Loyola e Silva, Jost & Souza-Conceiçao, 2003 *''

Cymothoa cinerea ''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 *''C ...

'' 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'' Leach, 1818 *''

Cymothoa elegans ''Cymothoa elegans'' is a species of parasitic isopod in the genus ''Cymothoa''. It has rarely been recorded, with all records coming from the north coast of Java. They are in the arthropod phylum and can more closely be classified as crustacean ...

'' 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 ''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 ...

'' (Brunnich, 1783) *'' Cymothoa excisa'' Perty, 1833 *'' Cymothoa exigua'' Schiödte & Meinert, 1884 *'' Cymothoa eximia'' Schiödte & Meinert, 1884 *'' Cymothoa frontalis'' H. Milne-Edwards, 1840 *'' Cymothoa gadorum'' Brocchi, 1875 *'' Cymothoa gerris'' Schiödte & Meinert, 1884 *'' Cymothoa gibbosa'' Gourret, 1892 *'' Cymothoa globosa'' Schiödte & Meinert, 1884 *'' Cymothoa guadeloupensis'' Fabricius, 1793 *'' Cymothoa hermani'' Hadfield, Bruce & Smit, 2011 *'' Cymothoa ianuarii'' 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 ''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 liannae'' Sartor & Pires, 1988 *'' Cymothoa limbata'' Schiödte & Meinert, 1884 *'' Cymothoa marginata'' Bleeker, 1857 *''

Cymothoa nigropunctata ''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 *''Cymo ...

'' Risso, 1816 *''

Cymothoa oestrum ''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 *''C ...

'' (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 ''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 propria ''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 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 ''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 & Fonseca, 2005 *'' Cymothoa recta'' Dana, 1853 *''

Cymothoa rhina ''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 rotunda ''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 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'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Cymothoa selari'' Avdeev, 1978 *'' Cymothoa slusarskii'' 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 ''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 ...

'' Hale, 1926

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