Table 1.
Parasite | Type host | Type locality | References |
---|---|---|---|
Cyclocotyla bellones Otto, 1823 | Belone belone | Italy, Mediterranean Sea | [72] |
Allodiclidophora charcoti (Dollfus, 1922) Yamaguti 1963 | Ceratothoa oestroides (female), buccal cavity of Trachurus trachurus and of Boops boops | Monaco, Mediterranean Sea; Spain, Atlantic Ocean | [33, 34] |
Choricotyle smaris (Ijima, in Goto, 1894) Llewellyn, 1941 | Cymothoa of buccal cavity of Spicara smaris | Italy, Mediterranean Sea | [45, 60] |
Allodiclidophora squillarum (Parona & Perugia, 1889) | Ovigerous lamellae of Bopyrus squillarum | Italy, Mediterranean Sea | [76] |
Diclidophora merlangi (Kuhn, in Nordmann, 1832) | Ceratothoa oestroides, buccal cavity of Boops boops | Italy, Mediterranean Sea | [33, 34] |
Choricotyle elongata (Goto, 1894) Llewellyn, 1941 | Mouth cavity of Dentex tumifrons, Cymothoa of mouth cavity* | Japan, Pacific Ocean | [45, 60] |
Choricotyle aspinachorda Hargis, 1955 | Gills and Cymothoidae from ventral pharyngeal region of Orthopristis chrysopterus | USA, Atlantic Ocean | [47] |
Udonella spp. | For hosts and references, see Table 8.1. in [88] | ||
Capsala biparasitica (Goto, 1894) | Copepoda, probably of the genus Parapelatus sp. on gills of Thynnus albacora | Japan, Pacific Ocean | [45] |
The single specimen that was attached to the Cymothoa must be regarded as accidental [45].