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Checklist for Family Cymothoidae Leach, 1818 (Fish Doctors)
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
550
3975
18550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
537
3949
18475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
297
2150
9076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Isopoda
Latreille, 1817
And Woodlice, Freshwater Isopods, Indet. Woodlouse, Isopod
107
922
4006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Cymothoida
Wägele, 1989
23
258
1053
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cryptoniscoidea
Kossmann, 1880
8
65
379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCymothoidae
Leach, 1818
Fish Doctors, Tongue Biters
35
171
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
35 Genera with 171 Species
#ABCEGIKLMNOPRSTV
Aegathoa Dana, 18184SpeciesTaxom
Agarna Schioedte & ..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Anilocra Leach, 188126SpeciesTaxom
Anphira Thatcher, 19954SpeciesTaxom
Artystone Schioedte, 18663SpeciesTaxom
Asotana Schioedte & ..., 19373SpeciesTaxom
Braga Schioedte & ..., 18848SpeciesTaxom
Ceratothoa Dana, 1818tongue-biter7SpeciesTaxom
Creniola Bruce, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoa Fabricius, 200720SpeciesTaxom
Elthusa Schioedte & ..., 185712SpeciesTaxom
Emetha Schioedte & ..., 18401SpeciesTaxom
Glossobius Schioedte & ..., 18535SpeciesTaxom
Ichthyoxenos Herklots, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Ichthyoxenus Herklots, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Idusa Schioedte & ..., 19041SpeciesTaxom
Irona Schioedte & ..., 18843SpeciesTaxom
Isonebula Taberner, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Kuna Williams & W..., 19851SpeciesTaxom
Lathraena Schioedte & ..., 18811SpeciesTaxom
Livoneca Leach, 195210SpeciesTaxom
Mothocya Costa, 198614SpeciesTaxom
Nerocila Leach, 185317SpeciesTaxom
Norileca Bruce, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Olencira Leach, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Paracymothoa Lemos de Castro, 19864SpeciesTaxom
Philostomella Szidat & Sch..., 19601SpeciesTaxom
Reniformis1SpeciesTaxom
Renocila Miers, 19805SpeciesTaxom
Rhiothra Schioedte & ..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Riggia Szidat, 19485SpeciesTaxom
Smenispa Özdikmen, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Telethoa1SpeciesTaxom
Telotha Schioedte & ..., 19603SpeciesTaxom
Vanamea Thatcher, 19251SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
171 Species
Aegathoa linguifrons
Aegathoa loliginea Harger, 1878
Aegathoa medialis Richardson, 1900Open lupine
Aegathoa oculata Say, 1818
Agarna cumulus Haller, 1880
Anilocra abudefdufi Williams & W..., 1981
Anilocra acanthuri Williams & W..., 1981
Anilocra acnathuri
Anilocra acuta Richardson, 1910
Anilocra apogonae Bruce, 1987Parasitic Isopod
Anilocra atlantica Schioedte & ..., 1881
Anilocra chaetodontis Williams & W..., 1981
Anilocra chromis Williams & W..., 1981
Anilocra dimidiata Bleeker, 1857
Anilocra elviae Winfield, Al..., 2002
Anilocra gigantea Herklots, 1870Parasitic Fish Isopod
Anilocra haemuli Williams & W..., 1981
Anilocra holacanthi Williams & W..., 1981
Anilocra holocentri Williams & W..., 1981
Anilocra huacho Rokicki, 1984
Anilocra laevis Miers, 1877Common twinpod
Anilocra laticauda H. Milne Edw..., 1840
Anilocra leptosoma Bleeker, 1857
Anilocra longicauda Schioedte & ..., 1881
Anilocra meridionalis Richardson, 1914
Anilocra montti Thatcher & L..., 2001
Anilocra myripristis Williams & W..., 1981Blackbar Soldierfish Isopod
Anilocra nemipteri Bruce, 1987
Anilocra occidentalis Richardson, 1899
Anilocra partiti Williams & W..., 1981
Anilocra plebeia Schioedte & ..., 1881
Anphira branchialis Thatcher, 1993
Anphira guianensis Thatcher, 2002
Anphira junki Araujo & Tha..., 2003
Anphira xinguensis Thatcher, 1995
Artystone bolivianensis Thatcher & S..., 1999
Artystone minima Thatcher & C..., 1988
Artystone trysibia Schioedte, 1866
Asotana formosa Schioedte & ..., 1881
Asotana magnifica Thatcher, 1988
Asotana splendida Leigh-Sharpe, 1937
Braga amapaensis Thatcher, 1996
Braga bachmanni Stadler, 1972
Braga brasiliensis Schioedte & ..., 1881
Braga cichlae Schioedte & ..., 1881
Braga fluviatilis Richardson, 1911White sweetclover
Braga nasuta Schioedte & ..., 1881
Braga occidentalis Boone, 1918
Braga patagonica Schioedte & ..., 1884
Ceratothoa atherinae Gourret, 1891
Ceratothoa gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1840
Ceratothoa gilberti Richardson, 1904
Ceratothoa laticauda (Milne Edwards, 1840)⇒ Glossobius auritus Bovallius, 1885
Ceratothoa oestroides Risso, 1816
Ceratothoa transversa Richardson, 1900
Ceratothoa trigonocephala Leach, 1818
Creniola breviceps Schioedte & ..., 1881Large milkweed bug
Cymothoa bopyroides (Lesueur, 1814)⇒ Ourozeuktes bopyroides Lesueur, 1814
Cymothoa brasiliensis Schioedte & ..., 1884
Cymothoa caraibica (Bovallius, 1885)⇒ Cymothoa oestrum Linnaeus, 1758
Cymothoa catarinensis Thatcher, Lo..., 2003
Cymothoa curta Schiödte & M..., 1884
Cymothoa dufresni Leach, 1818
Cymothoa excisa Perty, 1833Kingston dewberry
Cymothoa exigua Schiødte & ..., 1884Fish Tongue Biter
Cymothoa gerris Schioedte & ..., 1884
Cymothoa guadeloupensis Fabricius, 1793
Cymothoa henselii (Martens, 1869)⇒ Telotha henselii Martens, 1869
Cymothoa ianuarii Schioedte & ..., 1884
Cymothoa liannae Sartor & Pires, 1988American mudworm
Cymothoa oestrum Linnaeus, 1758
Cymothoa paradoxa Haller, 1880
Cymothoa parupenei Avdeev, 1979
Cymothoa recifea Thatcher & F..., 2005
Cymothoa recta Dana, 1853
Cymothoa rhina Schioedte & ..., 1884
Cymothoa spinipalpa Thatcher, de..., 2007
Elthusa alvaradoensis Rocha-Ramíre..., 2005
Elthusa arnoglossi Trilles & Ju..., 2006
Elthusa californica Schioedte & ..., 1884
Elthusa caudata Schioedte & ..., 1884
Elthusa emarginata Bleeker, 1857
Elthusa foveolata Hansen, 1897
Elthusa frontalis Richardson, 1910
Elthusa menziesi Brusca, 1981
Elthusa methepia Schioedte & ..., 1884
Elthusa raynaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1840
Elthusa tropicalis Menzies & Kr..., 1983
Elthusa vulgaris Stimpson, 1857
Emetha audouini H. Milne Edw..., 1840
Glossobius anctus Bruce & Bowman, 1989
Glossobius auritus Bovallius, 1885
Glossobius hemiramphi Williams & W..., 1985
Glossobius impressus Say, 1818
Glossobius linearis Dana, 1853
Ichthyoxenos puhi Bowman, 1962
Ichthyoxenus puhi Bowman, 1962
Idusa carinata Richardson, 1904
Irona foveolata (Hansen, 1897)⇒ Elthusa foveolata Hansen, 1897
Irona melanosticta (Schioedte & ..., 1884)⇒ Mothocya melanosticta Schioedte & ..., 1884
Irona nana (Schioedte & ..., 1884)⇒ Mothocya nana Schioedte & ..., 1884
Isonebula acanthopleon Taberner, 1998
Isonebula maculatus Taberner, 1977
Kuna insularis Williams & W..., 1985
Lathraena insidiosa Schioedte & ..., 1881
Livoneca bowmani Brusca, 1981
Livoneca californica Schioedte & ..., 1884
Livoneca guianensis Van Name, 1925
Livoneca lazzari Pearse, 1921
Livoneca methepia Schioedte & ..., 1884
Livoneca orinoco Bowman & Dia..., 1957
Livoneca ovalis (Say, 1818)⇒ Livoneca redmanii Leach, 1818
Livoneca panamensis Schioedte & ..., 1884
Livoneca redmanii Leach, 1818
Livoneca texana Pearse, 1952Springtime dewberry
Mothocya argenosa Bruce, 1986
Mothocya arrosor Bruce, 1986
Mothocya bermudensis Bruce, 1986
Mothocya bohlkeorum Williams & B..., 1982
Mothocya collettei Bruce, 1986
Mothocya gilli Bruce, 1986
Mothocya lineata Miers, 1876
Mothocya melanosticta Schioedte & ..., 1884
Mothocya nana Schioedte & ..., 1884
Mothocya omidaptria Bruce, 1986
Mothocya panamica Bruce, 1986
Mothocya rosea Bruce, 1986
Mothocya taurica Czerniavsky, 1868
Mothocya xenobranchia Bruce, 1986
Nerocila aculeata Milne Edwards, 1840Dotted bristle fern
Nerocila acuminata Schiödte & M..., 1881
Nerocila armata Dana, 1853
Nerocila australasiae (Schioedte & ..., 1881)⇒ Nerocila orbignyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1832
Nerocila benrosei Bunkley-Will..., 1999
Nerocila bivittata Risso, 1816
Nerocila breviceps (Schioedte & ..., 1881)⇒ Creniola breviceps Schioedte & ..., 1881
Nerocila californica Schioedte & ..., 1881
Nerocila excisa Richardson, 1914
Nerocila falklandica Cunningham, 1871
Nerocila fluviatilis Schioedte & ..., 1881
Nerocila lanceolata Say, 1818
Nerocila lomatia Bruce, 1987
Nerocila munda Harger, 1873Maui peperomia
Nerocila orbignyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1832
Nerocila serra Schioedte & ..., 1881
Nerocila tenuipes Dana, 1853
Norileca triangulata Richardson, 1910
Olencira praegustator Latrobe, 1802
Paracymothoa astyanaxi Lemos de Castro, 1955
Paracymothoa oliverosae Grassini C.M., 1993
Paracymothoa parva Taberner, 1976Aquatic oligochaete worm
Paracymothoa tholoceps Bowman, 1986
Philostomella cigarra Szidat & Sch..., 1960Aquatic oligochaete worm
Reniformis renifora
Renocila bowmani Williams & W..., 1980
Renocila colini Williams & W..., 1980
Renocila richardsonae Williams & B..., 1992
Renocila thresherorum Williams & W..., 1980
Renocila waldneri Williams & W..., 1980
Rhiothra callipia Schioedte & ..., 1884
Riggia acuticaudata Thatcher, Lo..., 2002
Riggia brasiliensis Szidat & Sch..., 1960Aquatic oligochaete worm
Riggia cryptocularis Thatcher , d..., 2003
Riggia nana Szidat & Sch..., 1960Aquatic oligochaete worm
Riggia paranensis Szidat, 1948
Smenispa convexa Richardson, 1905
Telethoa henselii (Martens, 1869)⇒ Telotha henselii Martens, 1869
Telotha henselii Martens, 1869
Telotha lunaris Schioedte & ..., 1884
Telotha silurii Szidat & Sch..., 1960Aquatic oligochaete worm
Vanamea symmetrica Van Name, 1925


Links, sources and further information
Cymothoidae at artfakta.se
Cymothoidae at biodiversity.org.au
Cymothoidae at dyntaxa.se
Cymothoidae at gbif.org
Cymothoidae at irmng.org
Cymothoidae at itis.gov
Cymothoidae at marinespecies.org