Ota, Yuzo
Gnathiidae
Sign in to saveThe Gnathiidae are a family of isopod crustaceans. They occur in a wide range of depths, from the littoral zone to the deep sea. Gnathiidae have only five pairs of walking legs. The adults are associated with sponges and may not feed. The juvenile form is known as a 'praniza', and it is a temporary parasite of marine fish. These forms are not larvae; Gnathiidae instead become parasitic during the manca stage. Mancae of the Gnathiidae closely resemble the adult form, however they lack the final pair of pereiopods.
Species
ウミクワガタ科
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderIsopoda
- FamilyGnathiidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 607
- With media
- 100
- Family
- Gnathiidae
- Collections
- USNM, NMV, CAS, SIO, YPM, MUSEU NACIONAL/UFRJ
- Recorded in
- French Polynesia, Australia, United States, Thailand, Costa Rica, Philippines, British Virgin Islands, Japan
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The Gnathiidae are a family of isopod crustaceans. They occur in a wide range of depths, from the littoral zone to the deep sea. Gnathiidae have only five pairs of walking legs. The adults are associated with sponges and may not feed. The juvenile form is known as a 'praniza', and it is a temporary parasite of marine fish. These forms are not larvae; Gnathiidae instead become parasitic during the manca stage. Mancae of the Gnathiidae closely resemble the adult form, however they lack the final pair of pereiopods.
thumb|left|Drawings of Gnathiidae by Hesse (1864)
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gnathiidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.