Description:-

The cymothoid isopod Elthusa samariscii infest the branchial chamber of the crested flounder, Samaris cristatus Gray. Colour diffuse, some specimens yellowish, some light pink. The narrowed pleonite 1 distinguishes E. samariscii from most other species of Elthusa. Additional distinguishing characters are the rounded anterior margin of the head, rounded pleotelson, short pereopodal dactylus (subequal in length to propodus), posterior pereopods without carina on basis and the uropod rami subequal in length, with bluntly rounded apices, not reaching the posterior margin of the pleotelson.

Threats:-

Remark:-

Recorded from the flatfish Psudorhombus troiocellatus.

Habitat:-

Infest the branchial chamber of the crested flounder, Samaris cristatus Gray

Synonyms:-

Nil

References:-

Biju Kumar, A. & Bruce N.L. (1997). Elthusa samariscii (Shiino, 1951) (Isopoda, Cymothoidae) parasitizing Samaris cristatus Gray, 1831, off the Kerala coast, India. Crustaceana, 70(7): 780-788.
Schotte, M. (2012). Elthusa samariscii (Shiino, 1951A). In: Schotte, M., Boyko, C.B, Bruce, N.L., Poore, G.C.B., Taiti, S., Wilson, G.D.F. (Eds) (2012). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. Accessed through: Schotte, M., Boyko, C.B, Bruce, N.L., Poore, G.C.B., Taiti, S., Wilson, G.D.F. (Eds) (2012). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database at http://www.marinespecies.org/isopoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=256797 on 2012-12-20
Shiino, S. M. (1951) On the cymothoid Isopoda parasitic on Japanese fishes. Bulletin of the Japanese Society of Scientific Fisheries, 16: 81-89.