Elthusa arnoglossi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cymothooidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Malacostraca Subclassis: Eumalacostraca Superordo: Peracarida Ordo: Isopoda Cladus: Scutocoxifera Subordo: Cymothoida Superfamilia: Cymothooidea

Familia: Cymothoidae
Genus: Elthusa
Species: Elthusa arnoglossi

Name

• Elthusa arnoglossi Trilles & Justine, 2006
• Type-host: Arnoglossus sp. (Bothidae, Pleuronectiformes,Teleostei)
• Type-locality: Off Chesterfield Islands, New Caledonia, Banc Nova Nord, EBISCO cruise, station CP2539, 22°20'S, 159°24'E, depth 315–320 m.
• Habitat: Gills
• Holotype: MNHN Is 5893

References

Original description

• Trilles, J.-P. & Justine, J.-L. 2006: Elthusa arnoglossi sp. nov. (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoidae), a branchial parasite of flatfishes (Bothidae) from the Chesterfield Islands, New Caledonia. Zootaxa, 1338, 57-68. Abstract Article