Cymothoa frontalis a cymothoid isopod parasitizing thebelonid fish Strongylura strongylura from the Malabar Coast (KeralaIndia): redescription description prevalence and life cycle

摘要

Background: Milne Edward, 1840 is a very poorlydescribed cymothoid, notwithstanding the previous redescription of the female.Pertinently, to date, the host of has not been identifiedwith adequate precision. Most of the descriptions of cymothoids carried out hitherto werebased primarily on females, but practically ignoring other life cycle stages. The presentpaper redescribes the female and describes other life cycle stages of the species toget better precision in their identification.