Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Blackbar Soldierfish Isopod
Anilocra myripristis
Blackbar Soldierfish Isopod
Category: Cymothoid Isopods
Scientific Name: Anilocra myripristis
Size: 0.5 to 3 in. (1.25 to 7.5 cm)  
Distribution: Caribbean
Arthropoda (Phylum) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass) Decapods, Isopods, and Allies
    └Isopoda (Order) Isopods
     └Cymothoida (Suborder)
      └Cymothoidae (Family) Cymothoid Isopods
       └Anilocra (Genus)
        └A. myripristis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 257462🔗
iNaturalist ID: 1081412🔗

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