Bopyridae Explained

The Bopyridae are a family of isopod crustaceans in the suborder Cymothoida. There are 1223 individual species contained in this family.[1] [2] Members of the family are ectoparasites of crabs and shrimp. They live in the gill cavities or under the carapace where they cause a noticeable swelling. Fossil crustaceans have occasionally been observed to have a similar characteristic bulge.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chris Boyko . Marilyn Schotte . amp . 2011 . Bopyridae . M. Schotte . C. B. Boyko . N. L. Bruce . G. C. B. Poore . S. Taiti . G. D. F. Wilson . World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database . . June 12, 2011.
  2. Web site: WoRMS taxon details, Bopyridae Rafinesque, 1815. 2019-06-24. World Register of Marine Species.
  3. Web site: Virginia Institute of Marine Science . 2011-07-21 . 2019-01-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190105043313/http://www.vims.edu/research/departments/eaah/programs/crustacean/research/parasitic_isopods/index.php . dead .

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