Astacilla amblyura

Scientific Name:-

Astacilla amblyura

Common Name:-

Malayalam Name:-

Category:-

Isopods

Status:-

Description:-

Body asymmetrical, hunched on one side. Cephalon small, hidden by first peraeon segment. Uropod broad with apically narrowing rami.

Threats:-

Not recorded

Remark:-

First record of this species was by Pillai (1964) as parasite of fish Opisthopterus tardoore, from Trivandrum, Kerala.

Habitat:-

Marine, parasitic

Synonyms:-

Agarna tartoor Pillai, 1954

References:-

Pillai, N. K. (1964). Parasitic isopods of the family Cymothoidae from south Indian fishes. Parasitology, 54: 211-223.
http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=257300

Back to the search results.