Species Mothocya arrosor Bruce, 1986
- Mothocya arrosor Bruce, N.L. 1986. Revision of the isopod crustacean genus Mothocya Costa, in Hope, 1851 (Cymothoidae: Flabellifera), parasitic on marine fishes. Journal of Natural History 20: 1089-1192 [1139].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 216335 ♀, Ceralvo Is., Gulf of California, Mexico.
Paratype(s) AM P35230; BPBM S10471; USNM 216336–40; LACM 50-71.1 ♂ ovigerous ♀.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific Ocean.
Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states,
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and
IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be
reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the
entire distribution. See further details below.
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
- New South Wales
Ecological Descriptors
Ectoparasitic, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Parasitic on Euleptoramphus viridis (Hemiramphidae).
General References
Bruce, N.L. 1986. Revision of the isopod crustacean genus Mothocya Costa, in Hope, 1851 (Cymothoidae: Flabellifera), parasitic on marine fishes. Journal of Natural History 20: 1089-1192 (Australian record)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
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| 05-Aug-2022 | 06-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 29-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |