Bopyrus squillarum
Species of isopod / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bopyrus squillarum is an isopod parasite of the infraorder Epicaridea. As such, B. squillarum is an ectoparasite, feeding off crustaceans hemolymph.[1] This parasite is specific to common prawns (Palaemon serratus), but can rarely be found on other species of the genus Palaemon such as P. elegans.[2]
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Bopyrus squillarum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Isopoda |
Family: | Bopyridae |
Genus: | Bopyrus |
Species: | B. squillarum |
Binomial name | |
Bopyrus squillarum Latreille, 1802 | |
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