IS24013Isopods on isopods: integrative taxonomy of Cabiropidae (Isopoda: Epicaridea: Cryptoniscoidea) parasitic on anthuroid isopods, with descriptions of a new genus and three new species from Japan
The parasitic isopod family Cabiropidae is known to utilise various isopods but lacks records of members parasitising Anthuroidea. We describe Anthuroniscus gen. nov. for three new cabiropid species, Anthuroniscus shimomurai sp. nov., Anthuroniscus dentatus sp. nov. and Anthuroniscus latus sp. nov., all of which are parasitic on anthuroid isopods. This is the first study reporting Cabiropidae from Japan and anthuroids as hosts for not only Cabiropidae but also Cryptoniscoidea. (Image credit: Shoki Shiraki.)