Mouthpart morphology of six freshwater species of Cymothoidae (Isopoda) from Amazonian fish compared to that of three marine forms, with the proposal of Artystonenae subfam. nov.

Abstract

The mouthpart morphology of six Arnazonian freshwater species of Cymothoidae (Isopoda) was compared to that of three marine forms. The freshwater species were: Braga cichlae SCHIODTE & MEINERT.