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Bopyridae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Isopoda
Suborder:
Cymothoida
Infraorder:
Epicaridea
Superfamily:
Bopyroidea
Family:
Bopyridae

Shrimp displaying bulge indicating bopyrid parasitism

The Bopyridae are a family of isopod crustaceans in the suborder Cymothoida.[1] Members of the family are ectoparasites of crabs and shrimps. They live in the gill cavities or under the carapace where they cause a noticeable swelling. Fossil crustaceans have occasionally been observed to have a similar characteristic bulge.[2]

Genera

References

  1. ^ Chris Boyko; Marilyn Schotte (2011). M. Schotte; C. B. Boyko; N. L. Bruce; G. C. B. Poore; S. Taiti; G. D. F. Wilson (eds.). "Bopyridae". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 12, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Virginia Institute of Marine Science
  3. ^ An, J., Bokyo, C. & Li, X. (2013). A new genus and species of parasitic isopod (Isopoda: Bopyridae: Orbioninae) from Chinese waters, with a new locality and host record for Orbione halipori Nierstrasz & Brender à Brandis, 1923. Systematic Parasitology, 84(2), 149–156.
  4. ^ Boyko, C. B., Williams, J. D. & Shields, J. D. (2017). Parasites (Isopoda: Epicaridea and Nematoda) from Ghost and Mud Shrimp (Decapoda: Axiidea and Gebiidea) with Descriptions of a New Genus and a New Species of Bopyrid Isopod and Clarification of Pseudione Kossmann, 1881. Zootaxa, 4365, 251–301.
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