Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Anilocra chaetodontis
Anilocra chaetodontis
Category: Cymothoid Isopods
Scientific Name: Anilocra chaetodontis
Size: 0.5 to 3 in. (1.25 to 7.5 cm)  
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
    └Isopoda (Order)
     └Cymothoidae (Family)
      └Anilocra (Genus)
       └A. chaetodontis (Species)

Crustaceans
Cymothoid Isopods

Anilocra chaetodontis

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