Morphological and Molecular Study of the Fish Parasitic Crustaceans <i>Cymothoa indica</i> and <i>Mothocya collettei</i> (Isopoda: Cymothoidae), with New Distribution Records
Cymothoidae are parasitic isopods that infest fishes inhabiting marine, brackish, and fresh-water environments. The systematics, distribution, and host specificity of cymothoids is often unknown. In this study, morphological observations and molecular analysis using the COI and 16S rRNA genes were c...
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MDPI AG
2023-08-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/9/969 |