Comparative pleopod morphology of eleven species of parasitic isopods from Brazilian fish

Abstract

The pleopod morphology of eleven species of parasitic isopods from Brazilian fish was compared. Ten species of Cymothoidae were studied, as follows: Asotana magnifica THATCHER, 1988; Aríystone minima THATCHER & CARVALHO, 1988; Braga cichlae SCHIÔDTE & MEINERT, 1881; Braga nasuta SCHIODTE & MEINERT, 1881;