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 [Norileca nodulosa]
View DetailsTaxonomy
Phylum |
Arthropods
Arthropoda
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Class |
Crustaceans
Malacostraca
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Order |
Isopods
Isopoda
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Family |
Cymothoidae
Cymothoidae
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Statistics
- Species 1