Allodiplophryxus floridanus

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Allodiplophryxus floridanus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Bopyridae
Genus: Allodiplophryxus
Species:
A. floridanus
Binomial name
Allodiplophryxus floridanus
Markham, 1985

Allodiplophryxus floridanu is an isopoda parasite present in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. [1]

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Description

Allodiplophryxus floridanus is an Epicaridean isopoda parasite that is found on the gill chamber of Urocaris longicaudata and Periclimenes magnus . The species exhibit sexual dimorphism, the females can grow up to 2.32mm long whereas the males grow to 0.62mm long. It inhabits marine environments. [1] [2] [3]

Distribution

Allodiplophryxus floridanus is a native species to the Gulf of Mexico. It has been observed along the Florida west coast and the coast of Colombia. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Allodiplophryxus floridanus Markham, 1985". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Markham, John (1988). "DESCRIPTIONS AND REVISIONS OF SOME SPECIES OF ISOPODA BOPYRIDAE OF THE NORTH WESTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN". Zoologische Verhandelingen: 53.
  3. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Urocaris longicaudata Stimpson, 1860". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
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