Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Damselfish Isopod
Renocila ovata
Damselfish Isopod
Category: Cymothoid Isopods
Scientific Name: Renocila ovata
Size: Up to 1 in. (2.5 cm)  
Distribution: Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
    └Isopoda (Order)
     └Cymothoidae (Family)
      └Renocila (Genus)
       └R. ovata (Species)

Crustaceans
Cymothoid Isopods

Damselfish Isopod



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