Parasitic Isopods
Sept. 9, 2024
Various species of parasitic isopods attached to their fish host. (A,B)... | Download Scientific Diagram This is the parasitic isopod Cymothoa exigua. It swims into a fish's gills and then grows by sucking the blood of the fish's tongue. Once it has drained the tongue of blood, Global diversity of fish parasitic isopod crustaceans of the family Cymothoidae - ScienceDirect Parasitic Isopods