Margolis, 1954

Description:
First pair of gnathopods much smaller than second pair. Second pereopods four articulate. First peraeon segment coalescent with head. Dorsal peraeon segments 6 and 7 distinct. Dorsal surface of segments 3-7 smooth. One pair of ventral spines present on segment 5 in females, absent in males, present on segment 6 and 7 in both females and males. Gills not fasciculate, single, extending beyond the head. One pair of short accessory gills present on segments 3 and 4 in males.

Size:
Up to 9.5 mm.

Habitat:
Parasite on Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758.

Distribution:
North Sea.

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Crustacea
Subclass Malacostraca
Superorder Peracarida
Order Amphipoda
Suborder Caprellidea
Family Cyamidae
Genus Cyamus
Species catodontis

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Accepted name: Cyamus catodontis Margolis 1954

Sorry, there are no scientific synonyms and common names available for this species

Fransen, C,H.J.M. & C. Smeenk, 1991. Whale-lice (Amphipoda: Cyamidae) recorded from The Netherlands. Zool. Med. Leiden, 65(29): 393-405.

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