WoRMS taxon details
Cymothoidae Leach, 1814
Pterisopodidae Boone, 1918 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus Aegathoa Dana, 1853
Genus Agarna Schioedte & Meinert, 1884
Genus Amblycephalon Pillai, 1954
Genus Anilocra Leach, 1818
Genus Artystone Schiødte, 1866
Genus Asotana Schioedte & Meinert, 1881
Genus Bambalocra Bruce, Welicky, Hadfield & Smit, 2019
Genus Brucethoa Aneesh, Hadfield, Smit & Kumar, 2020
Genus Catoessa Schioedte & Meinert, 1884
Genus Ceratothoa Dana, 1852
Genus Cinusa Schioedte & Meinert, 1884
Genus Creniola Bruce, 1987
Genus Cterissa Schioedte & Meinert, 1884
Genus Cymothoa Fabricius, 1793
Genus Elthusa Schioedte & Meinert, 1884
Genus Emetha Schioedte & Meinert, 1883
Genus Glossobius Schioedte & Meinert, 1883
Genus Ichthyoxenos Herklots, 1870
Genus Idusa Schioedte & Meinert, 1884
Genus Isonebula Taberner, 1977
Genus Joryma Bowman & Tareen, 1983
Genus Kuna Bunkley-Williams & Williams, 1986
Genus Lathraena Schioedte & Meinert, 1881
Genus Livoneca Leach, 1818
Genus Lobothorax Bleeker, 1857
Genus Mothocya A. Costa in Hope, 1851
Genus Nerocila Leach, 1818
Genus Norileca Bruce, 1990
Genus Olencira Leach, 1818
Genus Ourozeuktes H. Milne Edwards, 1840
Genus Paracymothoa Lemos de Castro, 1955
Genus Pleopodias Richardson, 1910
Genus Plotor Schioedte & Meinert, 1881
Genus Pseudirona Pillai, 1964
Genus Renocila Miers, 1880
Genus Rhiothra Schioedte & Meinert, 1884
Genus Ryukyua Williams & Bunkley-Williams, 1994
Genus Smenispa Özdikmen, 2009
Genus Telotha Schioedte & Meinert, 1884
Genus Tetragonocephalon Avdeev, 1978
Genus Anilacra Leach, 1818 accepted as Anilocra Leach, 1818 (unaccepted > incorrect original spelling)
Genus Badroulboudour Leigh-Sharpe, 1937 accepted as Asotana Schioedte & Meinert, 1881
Genus Canolira Leach, 1818 accepted as Anilocra Leach, 1818 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Codonophilus Haswell, 1881 accepted as Ceratothoa Dana, 1852 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Colombia [non Rang, 1835] accepted as Anilocra Leach, 1818 (Name is a genus of mollusc; used in an isopod combination in ERMS in error.)
Genus Cteatessa Schioedte & Meinert, 1883 accepted as Ceratothoa Dana, 1852 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Cuna Williams & Williams, 1985 accepted as Kuna Bunkley-Williams & Williams, 1986 (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Cuna Hedley, 1902 [Mollusca]])
Genus Enispa Schioedte & Meinert, 1884 accepted as Smenispa Özdikmen, 2009 (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Enispa Walker, 1866 [Insecta])
Genus Epichthys Herklots, 1870 accepted as Anilocra Leach, 1818 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Ichthyophilus Latreille, 1829 accepted as Nerocila Leach, 1818 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, no included species)
Genus Ichthyoxenus Herklots, 1870 accepted as Ichthyoxenos Herklots, 1870 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Indusa Schioedte & Meinert, 1884 accepted as Idusa Schioedte & Meinert, 1884 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Irona Schioedte & Meinert, 1884 accepted as Mothocya A. Costa in Hope, 1851 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Lironeca Leach, 1818 accepted as Livoneca Leach, 1818 (unaccepted > unjustified emendation)
Genus Livonectus Airoldi, 1940 accepted as Livoneca Leach, 1818
Genus Meinertia Stebbing, 1893 accepted as Ceratothoa Dana, 1852 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Nebula Taberner, 1977 accepted as Isonebula Taberner, 1977 (junior homonym of Nebula Bruand, 1846 (Lepidoptera))
Genus Rhexana Schioedte & Meinert, 1883 accepted as Rhexanella Stebbing, 1911 accepted as Ceratothoa Dana, 1852 (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonyn of Rhexana Sörensen, 1879 [Opiliones])
Genus Rhexanella Stebbing, 1911 accepted as Ceratothoa Dana, 1852 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Rosca Schioedte & Meinert, 1884 accepted as Renocila Miers, 1880 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Saophra Schioedte & Meinert, 1883 accepted as Lobothorax Bleeker, 1857 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
Genus Agarna Schioedte & Meinert, 1884
Genus Amblycephalon Pillai, 1954
Genus Anilocra Leach, 1818
Genus Artystone Schiødte, 1866
Genus Asotana Schioedte & Meinert, 1881
Genus Bambalocra Bruce, Welicky, Hadfield & Smit, 2019
Genus Brucethoa Aneesh, Hadfield, Smit & Kumar, 2020
Genus Catoessa Schioedte & Meinert, 1884
Genus Ceratothoa Dana, 1852
Genus Cinusa Schioedte & Meinert, 1884
Genus Creniola Bruce, 1987
Genus Cterissa Schioedte & Meinert, 1884
Genus Cymothoa Fabricius, 1793
Genus Elthusa Schioedte & Meinert, 1884
Genus Emetha Schioedte & Meinert, 1883
Genus Glossobius Schioedte & Meinert, 1883
Genus Ichthyoxenos Herklots, 1870
Genus Idusa Schioedte & Meinert, 1884
Genus Isonebula Taberner, 1977
Genus Joryma Bowman & Tareen, 1983
Genus Kuna Bunkley-Williams & Williams, 1986
Genus Lathraena Schioedte & Meinert, 1881
Genus Livoneca Leach, 1818
Genus Lobothorax Bleeker, 1857
Genus Mothocya A. Costa in Hope, 1851
Genus Nerocila Leach, 1818
Genus Norileca Bruce, 1990
Genus Olencira Leach, 1818
Genus Ourozeuktes H. Milne Edwards, 1840
Genus Paracymothoa Lemos de Castro, 1955
Genus Pleopodias Richardson, 1910
Genus Plotor Schioedte & Meinert, 1881
Genus Pseudirona Pillai, 1964
Genus Renocila Miers, 1880
Genus Rhiothra Schioedte & Meinert, 1884
Genus Ryukyua Williams & Bunkley-Williams, 1994
Genus Smenispa Özdikmen, 2009
Genus Telotha Schioedte & Meinert, 1884
Genus Tetragonocephalon Avdeev, 1978
Genus Anilacra Leach, 1818 accepted as Anilocra Leach, 1818 (unaccepted > incorrect original spelling)
Genus Badroulboudour Leigh-Sharpe, 1937 accepted as Asotana Schioedte & Meinert, 1881
Genus Canolira Leach, 1818 accepted as Anilocra Leach, 1818 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Codonophilus Haswell, 1881 accepted as Ceratothoa Dana, 1852 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Colombia [non Rang, 1835] accepted as Anilocra Leach, 1818 (Name is a genus of mollusc; used in an isopod combination in ERMS in error.)
Genus Cteatessa Schioedte & Meinert, 1883 accepted as Ceratothoa Dana, 1852 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Cuna Williams & Williams, 1985 accepted as Kuna Bunkley-Williams & Williams, 1986 (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Cuna Hedley, 1902 [Mollusca]])
Genus Enispa Schioedte & Meinert, 1884 accepted as Smenispa Özdikmen, 2009 (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Enispa Walker, 1866 [Insecta])
Genus Epichthys Herklots, 1870 accepted as Anilocra Leach, 1818 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Ichthyophilus Latreille, 1829 accepted as Nerocila Leach, 1818 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, no included species)
Genus Ichthyoxenus Herklots, 1870 accepted as Ichthyoxenos Herklots, 1870 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Indusa Schioedte & Meinert, 1884 accepted as Idusa Schioedte & Meinert, 1884 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Irona Schioedte & Meinert, 1884 accepted as Mothocya A. Costa in Hope, 1851 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Lironeca Leach, 1818 accepted as Livoneca Leach, 1818 (unaccepted > unjustified emendation)
Genus Livonectus Airoldi, 1940 accepted as Livoneca Leach, 1818
Genus Meinertia Stebbing, 1893 accepted as Ceratothoa Dana, 1852 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Nebula Taberner, 1977 accepted as Isonebula Taberner, 1977 (junior homonym of Nebula Bruand, 1846 (Lepidoptera))
Genus Rhexana Schioedte & Meinert, 1883 accepted as Rhexanella Stebbing, 1911 accepted as Ceratothoa Dana, 1852 (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonyn of Rhexana Sörensen, 1879 [Opiliones])
Genus Rhexanella Stebbing, 1911 accepted as Ceratothoa Dana, 1852 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Rosca Schioedte & Meinert, 1884 accepted as Renocila Miers, 1880 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Saophra Schioedte & Meinert, 1883 accepted as Lobothorax Bleeker, 1857 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Leach, W.E. (1813-1815). Crustaceology. <em>In: Brewster, D. (ed.), The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. Balfour, Edinburgh, vol. 7(1): 383–384 [1813], 7(2): 385–437, 765–766 [1814], 9(1): pl. CCXXI [1815].</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37187640 [details] 
Boyko, C.B.; Bruce, N.L.; Hadfield, K.A.; Merrin, K.L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B.; Taiti, S. (Eds) (2023). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. Cymothoidae Leach, 1814. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=118274 on 2023-10-02
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Leach, W.E. (1813-1815). Crustaceology. <em>In: Brewster, D. (ed.), The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. Balfour, Edinburgh, vol. 7(1): 383–384 [1813], 7(2): 385–437, 765–766 [1814], 9(1): pl. CCXXI [1815].</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37187640 [details]
original description (of Pterisopodidae Boone, 1918) Boone, P.L. (1918). Description of ten new isopods. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 54: 591-604. [details]
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 Brandt, A.; Poore, G. C. B. (2003). Higher classification of the flabelliferan and related Isopoda based on a reappraisal of relationships. <em>Invertebrate Systematics.</em> 17: 893-923. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Pterisopodidae Boone, 1918) Boone, P.L. (1918). Description of ten new isopods. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 54: 591-604. [details]
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 Brandt, A.; Poore, G. C. B. (2003). Higher classification of the flabelliferan and related Isopoda based on a reappraisal of relationships. <em>Invertebrate Systematics.</em> 17: 893-923. [details] Available for editors
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Authority Leach, 1814 [details]
