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Cymothoa Fabricius, 1793

118409  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:118409)

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Oniscus oestrum Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Cymothoa oestrum (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by subsequent designation)

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  1. Species Cymothoa asymmetrica Pillai, 1954
  2. Species Cymothoa borbonica Schioedte & Meinert, 1884
  3. Species Cymothoa brasiliensis Schioedte & Meinert, 1884
  4. Species Cymothoa bychowskyi Avdeev, 1979
  5. Species Cymothoa carangii Avdeev, 1979
  6. Species Cymothoa cinerea Bal & Joshi, 1959
  7. Species Cymothoa curta Schiödte & Meinert, 1884
  8. Species Cymothoa dufresni Leach, 1818
  9. Species Cymothoa elegans Bovallius, 1885
  10. Species Cymothoa epimerica Avdeev, 1979
  11. Species Cymothoa eremita (Brünnich, 1783)
  12. Species Cymothoa excisa Perty, 1833
  13. Species Cymothoa exigua Schioedte & Meinert, 1884
  14. Species Cymothoa eximia Schioedte & Meinert, 1884
  15. Species Cymothoa frontalis H. Milne Edwards, 1840
  16. Species Cymothoa gadorum Brocchi, 1875
  17. Species Cymothoa gerris Schioedte & Meinert, 1884
  18. Species Cymothoa gibbosa Gourret, 1891
  19. Species Cymothoa globosa Schiödte & Meinert, 1884
  20. Species Cymothoa guadeloupensis Fabricius, 1793
  21. Species Cymothoa hermani Hadfield, Bruce & Smit, 2011
  22. Species Cymothoa ianuarii Schioedte & Meinert, 1884
  23. Species Cymothoa ichtiola Bosc, 1801
  24. Species Cymothoa indica Schioedte & Meinert, 1884
  25. Species Cymothoa liannae Sartor & Pires, 1988
  26. Species Cymothoa limbata Schioedte & Meinert, 1884
  27. Species Cymothoa nigropunctata Risso, 1816
  28. Species Cymothoa oestrum (Linnaeus, 1758)
  29. Species Cymothoa parupenei Avdeev, 1979
  30. Species Cymothoa plebeia Schioedte & Meinert, 1884
  31. Species Cymothoa propria Avdeev, 1979
  32. Species Cymothoa pulchrum Lanchester, 1902
  33. Species Cymothoa recifea Thatcher & Fonseca, 2005
  34. Species Cymothoa recta Dana, 1853
  35. Species Cymothoa rhina Schioedte & Meinert, 1884
  36. Species Cymothoa rotunda Avdeev, 1979
  37. Species Cymothoa scopulorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
  38. Species Cymothoa selari Avdeev, 1978
  39. Species Cymothoa slusarskii Rokicki, 1986
  40. Species Cymothoa sodwana Hadfield, Bruce & Smit, 2013
  41. Species Cymothoa spinipalpa Thatcher, de Arujo, de Lima & Chellapa, 2007
  42. Species Cymothoa truncata Schioedte & Meinert, 1884
  43. Species Cymothoa vicina Hale, 1926
  44. Species Cymothoa albicornis Fabricius, 1793 accepted as Anilocra physodes (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  45. Species Cymothoa amurensis Gerstfeldt, 1858 accepted as Ichthyoxenos amurensis (Gerstfeldt, 1858) (basionym)
  46. Species Cymothoa audouini H. Milne Edwards, 1840 accepted as Emetha audouini (H. Milne Edwards, 1840) (basionym)
  47. Species Cymothoa banksii Leach, 1818 accepted as Ceratothoa banksii (Leach, 1818) (basionym)
  48. Species Cymothoa bivittata Risso, 1816 accepted as Nerocila bivittata (Risso, 1816) (basionym)
  49. Species Cymothoa bopyroides Lesueur, 1814 accepted as Ourozeuktes bopyroides (Lesueur, 1814)
  50. Species Cymothoa brachyura White, 1847 accepted as Ceratothoa brachyura (White, 1847)
  51. Species Cymothoa brongniartii Risso, 1816 accepted as Nerocila brongniartii (Risso, 1816) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  52. Species Cymothoa caraibica Bovallius, 1885 accepted as Cymothoa oestrum (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  53. Species Cymothoa carinata Bianconi, 1869 accepted as Ceratothoa carinata (Bianconi, 1869) (basionym)
  54. Species Cymothoa carryensis Gourret, 1891 accepted as Livoneca sinuata Koelbel, 1879 accepted as Elthusa sinuata (Koelbel, 1879) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  55. Species Cymothoa contracta White, 1847 accepted as Ceratothoa contracta (Miers, 1880) (nomen nudum)
  56. Species Cymothoa directa Otto, 1821 accepted as Cymothoa parallela Otto, 1828 accepted as Ceratothoa parallela (Otto, 1828) (unaccepted > nomen oblitum)
  57. Species Cymothoa edwardsii Bleeker, 1857 accepted as Cymothoa eremita (Brünnich, 1783) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  58. Species Cymothoa emarginata Fabricius, 1793 accepted as Idotea emarginata (Fabricius, 1793) (superseded original combination)
  59. Species Cymothoa gaudichaudii H. Milne Edwards, 1840 accepted as Ceratothoa gaudichaudii (H. Milne Edwards, 1840) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  60. Species Cymothoa henselii von Martens, 1869 accepted as Telotha henselii (von Martens, 1869) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  61. Species Cymothoa impressa Say, 1818 accepted as Glossobius impressus (Say, 1818) (basionym)
  62. Species Cymothoa irregularis Bleeker, 1857 accepted as Enispa irregularis (Bleeker, 1857) accepted as Smenispa irregularis (Bleeker, 1857) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  63. Species Cymothoa krishnai Jayadev Babu & Sanjeeva Raj, 1984 accepted as Cymothoa eremita (Brünnich, 1783) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  64. Species Cymothoa lanceolata Say, 1818 accepted as Nerocila lanceolata (Say, 1818) (basionym)
  65. Species Cymothoa lignora Rathke, 1799 accepted as Limnoria lignorum (Rathke, 1799) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  66. Species Cymothoa lignorum Rathke, 1799 accepted as Limnoria lignorum (Rathke, 1799) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  67. Species Cymothoa marginata Bleeker, 1857 accepted as Anilocra marginata (Bleeker, 1857) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  68. Species Cymothoa oculata Say, 1818 accepted as Aegathoa oculata (Say, 1818) (basionym)
  69. Species Cymothoa ovalis Say, 1818 accepted as Livoneca ovalis (Say, 1818)
  70. Species Cymothoa paradoxa Haller, 1880 accepted as Enispa irregularis (Bleeker, 1857) accepted as Smenispa irregularis (Bleeker, 1857)
  71. Species Cymothoa parallela Otto, 1828 accepted as Ceratothoa parallela (Otto, 1828) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  72. Species Cymothoa parasita de Saussure, 1857 accepted as Cymothoa excisa Perty, 1833 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  73. Species Cymothoa rhinoceros Bleeker, 1857 accepted as Argathona rhinoceros (Bleeker, 1857) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  74. Species Cymothoa rosacea Risso, 1816 accepted as Aega rosacea (Risso, 1816) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  75. Species Cymothoa stromatei Bleeker, 1857 accepted as Cymothoa eremita (Brünnich, 1783) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  76. Species Cymothoa swainsoni (Leach, 1818) accepted as Cirolana cranchii Leach, 1818 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  77. Species Cymothoa trigonocephala Leach, 1818 accepted as Ceratothoa trigonocephala (Leach, 1818) (basionym)
  78. Species Cymothoa laticauda Milne Edwards, 1840 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  79. Species Cymothoa ricinoides Risso, 1816 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Credited to Lamarck by Risso but not a Lamark name)
  80. Species Cymothoa rotundifrons Haller, 1880 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fabricius, J. C. (1793). Entomologia Systematica Emendata et Aucta. Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species Adjectis Synonimis, Locis, Observationibus, Descriptionibus. <em>Christ. Gottl. Proft., Hafniae.</em> 2: i-viii + 1-519., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.36532 [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Boyko, C.B.; Bruce, N.L.; Hadfield, K.A.; Merrin, K.L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B.; Taiti, S. (Eds) (2024). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. Cymothoa Fabricius, 1793. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=118409 on 2024-04-20
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2007-11-28 15:20:16Z
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2013-11-13 13:49:35Z
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2019-06-24 11:44:12Z
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2023-08-21 12:29:55Z
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original description Fabricius, J. C. (1793). Entomologia Systematica Emendata et Aucta. Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species Adjectis Synonimis, Locis, Observationibus, Descriptionibus. <em>Christ. Gottl. Proft., Hafniae.</em> 2: i-viii + 1-519., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.36532 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Isopoda - excluding Epicaridea, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 315-321 (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Schotte, M., B.F. Kensley & S. Shilling. (1995 onwards). World list of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Crustacea Isopoda. National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution: Washington D.C., USA - no longer online. [website archived on 2018-01-25]. [details]   
 
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