Entoniscidae Explained

The Entoniscidae are a family of marine isopod crustaceans in the suborder Cymothoida.^[1] Members of this family are parasites of brachyuran and anomuran crabs, living in their hosts' haemocoel. A small chitinised hole develops through the host's exoskeleton through which the isopod can communicate with the environment. The female isopod bears little resemblance to any free-living isopod, but the morphology of the larvae show their taxonomic affiliations.^[2]

Genera

• Achelion Hartnoll, 1966
• Cancrion Giard & Bonnier, 1886
• Diogenion Codreanu, Codreanu & Pike, 1960
• Entione Kossmann, 1881
• Entionella Miyashita, 1941
• Entoniscoides Miyashita, 1940
• Entoniscus Müller, 1862
• Grapsion Giard & Bonnier, 1886
• Micippion Shiino, 1942
• Paguritherium Reinhard, 1945
• Pinnotherion Giard & Bonnier, 1889
• Portunion Giard & Bonnier, 1886
• Priapion Giard & Bonnier, 1888
• Synalpheion Coutière, 1908
• Tiarinion Shiino, 1942
• Xanthion Shiino, 1942

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chris Boyko . Marilyn Schotte . amp . 2011 . Entoniscidae . 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 . . August 18, 2011.
2. Web site: Epicaridea: the parasitic isopods of Crustacea . . August 18, 2011 . Jeffrey Shields.