Cymothoa exigua
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cymothoa-exigua-208-8805862
title:
Cymothoa exigua
text:
Cymothoa exigua, or the tongue-eating louse, is a parasitic isopod of the family Cymothoidae. It enters a fish through the gills. The female attaches to the tongue, while the male attaches to the gill arches beneath and behind the female. Females are 8–29 mm (0.3–1.1 in) long and 4–14 mm (0.16–0.55 in) wide. Males are about 7.5–15 mm (0.3–0.6 in) long and 3–7 mm (0.12–0.28 in) wide. The parasite severs the blood vessels in the fish's tongue, causing the tongue to fall off. It then attaches itsel
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Species of parasitic marine isopod
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymothoa_exigua
date created:
2005-09-11T20:59:36Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T12:13:33Z
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