Joryma [Joryma]

Description

Joryma is a genus of cymothoid isopods with a parasitic lifestyle, predominantly found in the gills or buccal cavity of fish. Characterized by their unique morphological adaptations to a parasitic way of life, these isopods have specialized claws and mouthparts for attaching to and feeding on their hosts.

Species
Joryma's Sea Snail
Joryma's Sea Snail [Joryma jorymae]
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Blue Joryma
Blue Joryma [Joryma azurea]
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Giant Joryma
Giant Joryma [Joryma gigantea]
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Taxonomy
Phylum Arthropods
Arthropoda
Class Crustaceans
Malacostraca
Order Isopods
Isopoda
Family Cymothoidae
Cymothoidae
Statistics
  • Species 3