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Tongue-biting Isopod

Cymothoa exigua

Classification

Order
Isopoda

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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog