Isopoda taxon details
Cymothoa hermani Hadfield, Bruce & Smit, 2011
594917 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:594917)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hadfield, K. A.; Bruce, N. L.; Smit, N. J. (2011). <i>Cymothoa hermani</i> sp. nov. (Isopoda, Cymothoidae, Crustacea), a parasitic isopod, collected off the Zanzibar coast, Tanzania from the mouth of a parrotfish (Scaridae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2876: 57-68. [details]
Note Miwi Island, Kiwani Bay, Unguja Island,...
Type locality Miwi Island, Kiwani Bay, Unguja Island, Zanzibar, 06°21'S, 39°20'E; [details]
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 hermani Hadfield, Bruce & Smit, 2011. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/isopoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=594917 on 2024-08-23
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original description
Hadfield, K. A.; Bruce, N. L.; Smit, N. J. (2011). <i>Cymothoa hermani</i> sp. nov. (Isopoda, Cymothoidae, Crustacea), a parasitic isopod, collected off the Zanzibar coast, Tanzania from the mouth of a parrotfish (Scaridae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2876: 57-68. [details]
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Type locality Miwi Island, Kiwani Bay, Unguja Island, Zanzibar, 06°21'S, 39°20'E; [details]