Norileca [Norileca]

Description

Norileca is a genus within the Cymothoidae family, including species that are external parasites on marine fishes. These isopods attach themselves to various parts of their hosts, such as the gills, fins, or body surface, and are adapted to life in the marine environment with their dorsoventrally flattened bodies.

Species
Knobby Boxfish
Knobby Boxfish [Norileca nodulosa]
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Taxonomy
Phylum Arthropods
Arthropoda
Class Crustaceans
Malacostraca
Order Isopods
Isopoda
Family Cymothoidae
Cymothoidae
Statistics
  • Species 1