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Checklist for Family Cymothoidae Leach, 1818 (Fish Doctors)
and region Islands of Japan (Japan)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
122
482
875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
122
482
875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
26
60
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Isopoda
Latreille, 1817
And Woodlice, Freshwater Isopods, Indet. Woodlouse, Isopod
13
40
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Cymothoida
Wägele, 1989
4
12
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cryptoniscoidea
Kossmann, 1880
3
9
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCymothoidae
Leach, 1818
Fish Doctors, Tongue Biters
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Islands of Japan
5 Genera with 7 Species
Cterissa Schioedte & ..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoa Fabricius, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Mothocya Costa, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Renocila Miers, 19873SpeciesTaxom
Ryukyua Williams & B..., 19941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Islands of Japan
7 Species
Cterissa sakaii L. Williams ..., 1986
Cymothoa pulchrum (Lanchester, 1902)⇒ Cymothoa pulchra Lanchester, 1902
Mothocya melanosticta Schioedte & ..., 1884
Renocila bollandi Williams & W..., 1987
Renocila kohnoi Williams & W..., 1987
Renocila yamazatoi Williams & W..., 1987
Ryukyua globosa Williams & B..., 1994


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