Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Cymothoid Isopod
Anilocra spp./Renocila spp.
Cymothoid Isopod
Category: Isopods
Scientific Name: Anilocra spp./Renocila spp.
Size: 0.5 to 3 in. (1.25 to 7.5 cm)  
Depth: 3-40 ft. (1-12 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Note: To date 12 different species have been identified
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Malacostraca (Class)
  └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
   └Isopoda (Order)
    └Cymothoidae (Family)
     └Anilocra (Genus)

Crustaceans
Isopods

Cymothoid Isopod



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