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Ceratothoa imbricata
Ceratothoa imbricata
Classification
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Isopoda
- Family
- Cymothoidae
Cymothoa exigua, also commonly known as the tongue-eating louse, is a parasitic isopod of the family Cymothoidae. As an ectoparasite, it lives on the outside of the host, and is found throughout the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Adults grow up to an inch in length and are among the largest isopods recorded.
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Ceratothoa es un género de crustáceo isópodo marino de la familia Cymothoidae.
Distribution
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Sources and credits
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