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Checklist for Family Cymothoidae Leach, 1818 (Fish Doctors)
and region Kerala (South India, India)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
39
58
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
39
58
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
14
22
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Isopoda
Latreille, 1817
And Woodlice, Freshwater Isopods, Indet. Woodlouse, Isopod
6
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Cymothoida
Wägele, 1989
4
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cryptoniscoidea
Kossmann, 1880
2
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCymothoidae
Leach, 1818
Fish Doctors, Tongue Biters
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kerala
4 Genera with 4 Species
Cymothoa Fabricius, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Elthusa Schioedte & ..., 19511SpeciesTaxom
Joryma Bowman & Tareen, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Mothocya Costa, 18571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kerala
4 Species
Cymothoa asymmetrica Pillai, 1954Mousetail
Elthusa samariscii Shiino, 1951
Joryma sawayah Bowman & Tareen, 1983
Mothocya renardi Bleeker, 1857


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