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New Host Record of Lutjanus gibbus for Parasitic Nerocila sp. (Crustacea, Isopo-da, Cymothoidae) from South Andaman, Andaman Islands, India Anil, Pathan; Sayeri, Paul; Jayaraj, Kadeparambil Arjunan
Journal of Tropical Life Science Vol 9, No 3 (2019)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (382.212 KB) | DOI: 10.11594/jtls.09.03.01

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A new host of Cymothoid isopod, Nerocila sp. was identified from the dorsal surface of the body (caudal peduncle) of Lutjanidae fish Lutjanus gibbus (Forsskal, 1775) which is a new host record of isopod parasite Nerocila sp. from the coastal waters of South Andaman, Andaman Islands. This study revealed the first occurrence of this parasitic isopod (Nerocila sp.) from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. A comprehensive summary of the nominal Nerocila species recorded on different host species is provided. The present finding adds another species of isopod to the checklist of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
New Record of Marine Parasitic Isopods (Family, Corallinidae) from South Andaman, Andaman Islands, India Anil, Pathan; Das, Tarun; Jayaraj, Kaderambil Arjunan
Journal of Tropical Life Science Vol 8, No 3 (2018)
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Parasitic isopods are causing problems to the worldwide fishery resources. The studies on parasitic isopods are very scanty in Andaman Islands. So here we provided information on the distribution of two species of parasitic isopods of fishes from Junghlighat fish landing center of South Andaman. The two marine parasitic isopods species are Argathona rhinoceros (Bleeker 1857) and Argathon amacronema (Bleeker 1857). They found to infest the host marine fishes Epinephelus coioides (Hamilton 1822) and Epinephelus tauvina (Forsskal 1775) respectively. These two species were collected from the nostril cavity of the individual host fishes. The morphological characteristics of two specimens are described in detail. Prevalence of corallinids provides additional information to update the check list of isopods from Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
First record of the genus Metacirolana sp. and Cymodoce tribullis (Crustacea; Isopoda) from South Andaman, Andaman Islands, India Anil, Pathan; Ummath, Ameen; Mohammed PS, Bijin; Jayaraj, Kaderambil Arjunan
Journal of Tropical Life Science Vol 10, No 2 (2020)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (561.605 KB) | DOI: 10.11594/jtls.10.02.08

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Isopoda are one of the most poorly known crustaceans in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The present study has recorded genus Metacirolana sp. and Cymodoce tribullis, for the first time from South Andaman. This recent sighting provides a new distribution of this two species in the Indian province. The specimens were collected from the seaweeds of intertidal regions of Kodiyaghat, South Andaman, Andaman Islands. The morphological characteristics of these two species were described. Furthermore, this study adds two more species to the isopoda check list of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The present study also provides additional information on epifaunal communities associated with the seaweeds in the intertidal region of Kodiyaghat, South Andaman.