Dajidae Explained

The Dajidae are a family of marine isopod crustaceans in the suborder Cymothoida. The original description was made by Giard and Bonnier in 1887.^[1] Members of this family are ectoparasites of krill. They resemble a fleshy growth on the krill's back, and make the host look as if it is wearing a rucksack.^[2] These genera are included in the family Dajidae:^[3]

• Allophryxus Koehler, 1911
• Antephyra Schultz, 1978
• Arthrophryxus Richardson, 1908
• Aspidophryxus G. O. Sars, 1883
• Branchiophryxus Caullery, 1897
• Colophryxus Richardson, 1908
• Dajus Krøyer, 1846
• Dolichophryxus Schultz, 1977
• Heterophryxus G. O. Sars, 1885
• Holophryxus Richardson, 1905
• Notophryxus G. O. Sars, 1883
• Oculophryxus Shields & Gómez-Gutiérrez, 1996
• Paradajus Nierstrasz & Brender à Brandis, 1923
• Paraspidophryxus Schultz, 1977
• Prodajus Bonnier, 1903
• Prophryxus Richardson, 1909
• Streptodajus Nierstrasz & Brender à Brandis, 1923
• Zonophryxus Richardson, 1903

Notes and References

1. Alfred Giard . Jules Bonnier . amp . 1887 . Contributions a l'etude des bopyriens . Travaux de l'Institut Zoologique de Lille et du Laboratoire Marine de Wimereux . 5 . 1–272.
2. Web site: Epicaridea: the parasitic isopods of Crustacea . . Jeffrey Shields . January 31, 2012 . January 5, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190105043313/http://www.vims.edu/research/departments/eaah/programs/crustacean/research/parasitic_isopods/index.php . dead .
3. Chris Boyko & Marilyn Schotte . 2011 . Dajidae . Isopod . 146514 . January 31, 2012.