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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India

Volume 64 Issue 2

New host record of the parasitic cymothoid, Nerocila serra Schioedte & Meinert, 1881 (Crustacea: Isopoda) from the coastal waters of Mumbai, India

Rinkesh N. Wanjari, K. K. Ramteke and M. Dhanalakshmi
10.6024/jmbai.2022.64.2.2297-14
Abstract

The present study, reports the occurrence of the parasitic cymothoid, Nerocila serra Schioedte and Meinert, 1881, on the blacktip sea catfish Plicofollis dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1840). Identified the parasite from two blacktip sea catfishes sampled during November and December 2019 along the Mumbai coast.

Keywords

Fish parasite, isopod, Mumbai coast, Nerocila serra

Date : 21-09-2022