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Ceratothoa
Sign in to save'''Ceratothoa 'is a genus of isopod ectoparasites of teleost fish, first described by James Dwight Dana in 1852. Infection by Ceratothoa'' can cause anaemia, lesions, growth retardation, emaciation, and mortality in their fish hosts.
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tongue-biter
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderIsopoda
- FamilyCymothoidae
Habitatmarine
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- taxon name
- Ceratothoa
- taxon author citation
- Dana, 1852
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- Ceratothoa
- taxon common name
- ヒゲブトウオノエ属
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'''Ceratothoa 'is a genus of isopod ectoparasites of teleost fish, first described by James Dwight Dana in 1852. Infection by Ceratothoa can cause anaemia, lesions, growth retardation, emaciation, and mortality in their fish hosts.
==Species== Currently, 26 valid species in this genus are recognized:
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Isopoda
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Animalia
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arthropod
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Wikidata
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anemia
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taxonomy
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Wikispecies
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parasitism
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Q180686
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bibcode
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Malacostraca
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Teleostei
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synonym
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National Center for Biotechnology Information
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Q82486
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Integrated Taxonomic Information System
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Q229883
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Global Biodiversity Information Facility
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James Dwight Dana
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