title: Nerocila sundaica (Isopoda, Cymothoidae) parasitizing Otolithes ruber from Nagapattinam, Southeast coast of India.
abstract: Several Nerocila species appear to have little or no host specificity. However, in India, Nerocila sundaica was found to be attached to the pectoral fin or on the body of the fish Otolithes ruber. During October 2013, the parasitic prevalence reached 42.2 % and the Mean intensity was equal to 1. The infected host fish's size ranged from 12.5 to 17.2 cm. Moreover, slight tissue damages were also observed in the host fish.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Toxicology, Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, 641 046 Tamil Nadu India.
authors.forename: Ganapathy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rameshkumar
authors.affiliation: Unit of Toxicology, Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, 641 046 Tamil Nadu India.
authors.forename: Mathan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ramesh
authors.affiliation: Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Science, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, 608 502 Tamil Nadu India.
authors.forename: Samuthirapandian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ravichandran
authors.affiliation: UMR 5119 (CNRS-UM2-IFREMER-IRD), Equipe Adaptation Ecophysiologique et Ontogenèse, Université Montpellier 2, CC. 092, Place E. Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 05, France.
authors.forename: Jean-Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Trilles
authors.affiliation: Unit of Toxicology, Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, 641 046 Tamil Nadu India.
authors.forename: Chellappan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shobana
keywords: Cymothoid isopod; India; Nerocila sundaica; Otolithes ruber