Anilocra pomacentri: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Isopoda
Family
Cymothoidae
Genus
Anilocra
Species
Anilocra pomacentri
Scientific Name
Anilocra pomacentri

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Anilocra pomacentri

Anilocra pomacentri is a species of marine isopod in the family Cymothoidae. It is found off the coast of eastern Australia and is an external parasite of the yellowback puller (Chromis nitida), a species of damselfish. The presence of the parasite on a fish causes a significant slowing of the growth rate and an increased mortality.

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