Cymothoa catarinensis Thatcher, Loyola e Silva, Jost & Souza-Conceiçao, 2003
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cymothoa catarinensis Thatcher, Loyola e Silva, Jost & Souza-Conceiçao, 2003
- Name authority
- Thatcher, Loyola e Silva, Jost & Souza-Conceiçao, 2003
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Isopoda
- Family
- Cymothoidae
- Genus
- Cymothoa
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumCrustacea
- classMalacostraca
- orderIsopoda Latreille, 1816
- suborderCymothoida Leach, 1818
- superfamilyCymothooidea Leach, 1818
- familyCymothoidae Leach, 1814
- genusCymothoa Fabricius, 1793
- speciesCymothoa catarinensis Thatcher, Loyola e Silva, Jost & Souza-Conceiçao, 2003
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cymothoa. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cymothoa asymmetrica Pillai, 1954 | CymothoidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cymothoa elegans Bovallius, 1885 | CymothoidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cymothoa epimerica Avdeev, 1979 | CymothoidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cymothoa eremita (Brünnich, 1783) | CymothoidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cymothoa eximia Schioedte & Meinert, 1884 | CymothoidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cymothoa frontalis H. Milne Edwards, 1840 | CymothoidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cymothoa gadorum Brocchi, 1875 | CymothoidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cymothoa gibbosa Gourret, 1891 | CymothoidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cymothoa globosa Schiödte & Meinert, 1884 | CymothoidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cymothoa ianuarii Schioedte & Meinert, 1884 | CymothoidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cymothoa nigropunctata Risso, 1816 | CymothoidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cymothoa oestrum (Linnaeus, 1758) | CymothoidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Thatcher, V. E., J de Loyola e Silva, Jost, G. F., & Souza-Conceiçao, J. M. (2003). Comparative morphology of Cymothoa spp. (Isopoda, Cymothoidae) from Brazilian fishes, with the description of Cymothoa catarinensis sp. nov. And Redescriptions of C. Excisa Perty and C. Oestrum (Linnaeus). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 20. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0101-81752003000300028 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3385L. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.