Isopods Aegidae from which Rocinela signata belongs are considered temporary or facultative parasites with low host specificity.
A total of 198 individuals distributed in five taxa were found in 29 corers, two species
isopods, one nemertean species and two species of polychaetes (Fig.
Isopodes Cymothoidae Leach, 1818, has parasitic habits (Brusca, Coelho, & Taiti, 2001) and its morphological structures are prehensile pereopods provided by long claws, strong and curved, buccal pieces highly modified for parasitic life (Thatcher, 2006).
When the sick fish are removed from the water, several
isopod larvae may be seen in their buccal and gill cavities and/or on the skin near the opercula [11].
A new genus and species of bopyrid
isopod infesting the crangonid shrimp Pontophilus abyssi Smith in deep water of the northwestern Atlantic Ocean.
Terrestrial
isopod (Crustacea: Isopoda) atlas for Mexico.
Sodium uptake in the
isopod Sphaeroma rugicduda Leach, during acclimatization to high and low salinities.
Activity rhythms of two cirolanid
isopods from an exposed microtidal sandy beach in Uruguay.
In terrestrial
isopod species, Armadillo officinalis stridulates by rubbing some epimera and pereiopods together (Caruso and Costa, 1976).
So check out the likes of the giant
isopod, goblin shark, aye aye, Surinam toad, gob-faced squid and star-nosed mole to see if you agree with our ugly marks out of ten.
(2010), the LC50 determined for abamectin against
isopod survival was 71 mg / kg of dry soil.
The tropical marine
isopod Dynamenella perforata was also reported to have epiphytic algae in exposed conditions whereas those that were provided shelter carried no such algae (Glynn, 1970).
Samples also revealed several new species of deep-sea creatures thriving on the whale's remains, including a 'bone-eating zombie worm' known as Osedax burrowing into the bones and a new species of
isopod crustacean, similar to woodlice, crawling over the skeleton.
Equal mating success among male reproductive strategies in a marine
isopod. Nature, 350:608-610.
