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Dajidae

Dajidae
Aspidophryxus peltatus female infested mysid Erythrops
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Cymothoida
Infraorder: Epicaridea
Superfamily: Cryptoniscoidea
Family: Dajidae
Giard & Bonnier, 1887
Genera

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The Dajidae are a family of marine isopod crustaceans in the suborder Cymothoida.[1] The original description was made by Giard and Bonnier in 1887.[2] Members of this family are ectoparasites of krill. They resemble a fleshy growth on the krill's back, and make the host look as if it is wearing a rucksack.[3] These genera are included in the family Dajidae:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Chris Boyko & Marilyn Schotte (2011). Schotte M, Boyko CB, Bruce NL, Poore GC, Taiti S, Wilson GD (eds.). "Dajidae". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
  2. ^ Alfred Giard & Jules Bonnier (1887). "Contributions a l'etude des bopyriens". Travaux de l'Institut Zoologique de Lille et du Laboratoire Marine de Wimereux. 5: 1–272.
  3. ^ Jeffrey Shields. "Epicaridea: the parasitic isopods of Crustacea". Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Archived from the original on January 5, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2012.


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