title: Nerocila species (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cymothoidae) from Indian marine fishes.
abstract: Eleven Nerocila species are recorded from 22 marine fishes belonging to 15 families. Three, Nerocila arres, Nerocila depressa, and Nerocila loveni, are new for the Indian fauna. N. arres and Nerocila sigani, previously synonymized, are redescribed and their individuality is restored. Nerocila exocoeti, until now inadequately identified, is described and distinctly characterized. A neotype is designated. New hosts were identified for N. depressa, N. loveni, Nerocila phaiopleura, Nerocila serra, and Nerocila sundaica. Host-parasite relationships were considered. The parasitologic indexes were calculated. The site of attachment of the parasites on their hosts was also observed. A checklist of the nominal Nerocila species until now reported from Indian marine fishes was compiled.
authors: UMR 5119 (CNRS-UM2- IRD-UM1-IFREMER), Equipe Adaptation Ecophysiologique et Ontogenèse, Université Montpellier 2, CC. 092, Place E. Bataillon, 34095, Montpellier Cedex 05, France.
authors: Jean-Paul
authors: JP
authors: Trilles
authors: Ganapathy
authors: G
authors: Rameshkumar
authors: Samuthirapandian
authors: S
authors: Ravichandran
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D059001:Aquatic Organisms / Q000469:parasitology*; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D005399:Fishes; D058507:Host Specificity; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D007194:India; D033321:Isopoda / Q000145:classification*; D008853:Microscopy