Ceratothoa
Sign in to save'''Ceratothoa 'is a genus of isopod ectoparasites of teleost fish, first described by James Dwight Dana in 1852. Infection by Ceratothoa'' can cause anaemia, lesions, growth retardation, emaciation, and mortality in their fish hosts.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderIsopoda
- FamilyCymothoidae
Observations9
Groupanimalia
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'''Ceratothoa 'is a genus of isopod ectoparasites of teleost fish, first described by James Dwight Dana in 1852. Infection by Ceratothoa can cause anaemia, lesions, growth retardation, emaciation, and mortality in their fish hosts.
==Species== Currently, 26 valid species in this genus are recognized: