Isocyamus delphinii

(Guérin-Méneville, 1837)

Description:
First pair of gnathopods much smaller than second pair. Second pereopods four-articulate. First peraeon segment coalescent with head. Pointed process present at the base of each gill, outwardly directed. Gills not fasciculate.

Size:
Up to 6 mm.

Habitat:
Parasite on Cetacea.

Distribution:
North Sea.

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