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Nerocila
Sign in to saveNerocila is a genus of parasitic isopod crustaceans, with 11 species, which have been found parasitizing Indian marine fishes.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderIsopoda
- FamilyCymothoidae
Habitatmarine, brackish
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 138
- With media
- 25
- Family
- Cymothoidae
- Collections
- AMNH, CAS, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, MUSEU NACIONAL/UFRJ, USNM, TMAG
- Recorded in
- Angola, Taiwan, Brasil, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The, United States, Thailand, Suriname, Australia
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Nerocila is a genus of parasitic isopod crustaceans, with 11 species, which have been found parasitizing Indian marine fishes.
== Species == The 42 recognized species are:
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