WoRMS taxon details
Ceratothoa Dana, 1852
118407 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:118407)
accepted
Genus
Cymothoa parallela Otto, 1828 accepted as Ceratothoa parallela (Otto, 1828) (type by subsequent designation)
Codonophilus Haswell, 1881 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cteatessa Schioedte & Meinert, 1883 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Meinertia Stebbing, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Rhexana Schioedte & Meinert, 1883 · unaccepted > junior homonym (junior homonyn of Rhexana...)
junior homonyn of Rhexana Sörensen, 1879 [Opiliones]
Rhexanella Stebbing, 1911 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Species Ceratothoa africanae Hadfield, Bruce & Smit, 2014
- Species Ceratothoa angulata (Richardson, 1910)
- Species Ceratothoa arimae (Nunomura, 2001)
- Species Ceratothoa banksii (Leach, 1818)
- Species Ceratothoa barracuda Martin, Bruce & Nowak, 2015
- Species Ceratothoa capri (Trilles, 1964)
- Species Ceratothoa carinata (Bianconi, 1869)
- Species Ceratothoa collaris Schiödte & Meinert, 1883
- Species Ceratothoa famosa Hadfield, Bruce & Smit, 2014
- Species Ceratothoa gilberti (Richardson, 1904)
- Species Ceratothoa globulus Martin, Bruce & Nowak, 2015
- Species Ceratothoa gobii Schiödte & Meinert, 1883
- Species Ceratothoa guttata (Richardson, 1910)
- Species Ceratothoa imbricata (Fabricius, 1775)
- Species Ceratothoa italica Schiödte & Meinert, 1883
- Species Ceratothoa marisrubri Trilles, Colorni & Golani, 1999
- Species Ceratothoa oestroides (Risso, 1827)
- Species Ceratothoa oxyrrhynchaena Koelbel, 1879
- Species Ceratothoa parallela (Otto, 1828)
- Species Ceratothoa retusa (Schioedte & Meinert, 1883)
- Species Ceratothoa springbok Hadfield & Smit, 2020
- Species Ceratothoa steindachneri Koelbel, 1879
- Species Ceratothoa toyamaensis (Nunomura, 1993)
- Species Ceratothoa trigonocephala (Leach, 1818)
- Species Ceratothoa usacarangis (Avdeev, 1979)
- Species Ceratothoa verrucosa (Schioedte & Meinert, 1883)
- Species Ceratothoa atherinae Gourret, 1891 accepted as Mothocya epimerica A. Costa in Hope, 1851 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Ceratothoa brachyura (White, 1847) (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Species Ceratothoa curvicauda Nunomura, 2006 accepted as Ceratothoa carinata (Bianconi, 1869)
- Species Ceratothoa directa (Otto, 1821) accepted as Ceratothoa parallela (Otto, 1828) (unaccepted > nomen oblitum)
- Species Ceratothoa exocoeti Cunningham, 1871 accepted as Glossobius impressus (Say, 1818)
- Species Ceratothoa hemiramphi (Pillai, 1954) accepted as Ceratothoa retusa (Schioedte & Meinert, 1883)
- Species Ceratothoa huttoni Filhol, 1885 accepted as Ceratothoa imbricata (Fabricius, 1775) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Ceratothoa impressa (Say, 1818) accepted as Glossobius impressus (Say, 1818)
- Species Ceratothoa laticauda Milne Edwards, 1840 accepted as Glossobius auritus Bovallius, 1885
- Species Ceratothoa linearis Dana, 1853 accepted as Glossobius linearis (Dana, 1853) (basionym)
- Species Ceratothoa lineata Miers, 1876 accepted as Mothocya lineata (Miers, 1876)
- Species Ceratothoa novae zelandiae Filhol, 1885 accepted as Ceratothoa novaezelandiae Filhol, 1885 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
- Species Ceratothoa parva (Richardson, 1910) accepted as Elthusa parva (Richardson, 1910) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ceratothoa poutassouiensis (Penso, 1939) accepted as Elthusa poutassouiensis (Penso, 1939)
- Species Ceratothoa rapax Heller, 1865 accepted as Ceratothoa gaudichaudii (H. Milne Edwards, 1840)
- Species Ceratothoa salparum Gourret, 1891 accepted as Emetha audouini (H. Milne Edwards, 1840) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Ceratothoa sargorum Gourret, 1891 accepted as Ceratothoa oestroides (Risso, 1827) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Ceratothoa trillesi (Avdeev, 1979) accepted as Ceratothoa imbricata (Fabricius, 1775)
- Species Ceratothoa venusta (Avdeev, 1978) accepted as Ceratothoa guttata (Richardson, 1910)
- Species Ceratothoa argus (Haswell, 1881) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Ceratothoa contracta (Miers, 1880) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Ceratothoa crassa Dana, 1853 (uncertain > nomen dubium, basionym)
- Species Ceratothoa deplanata Bovallius, 1885 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Ceratothoa gaudichaudii (H. Milne Edwards, 1840) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Ceratothoa novaezelandiae Filhol, 1885 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Ceratothoa transversa (Richardson, 1901) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Ceratothoa triglae Gourret, 1891 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Dana, J. D. (1852). On the classification of the Crustacea Choristopoda or Tetradecapoda. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts, Second Series.</em> 14(41): 297-316., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28136775
page(s): 303 [details]
page(s): 303 [details]
Note There is no designated type species for this...
Type species There is no designated type species for this genus. [details]
Boyko, C.B.; Bruce, N.L.; Hadfield, K.A.; Merrin, K.L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B. (Eds) (2025). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. Ceratothoa Dana, 1852. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=118407 on 2025-04-03
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Nomenclature
original description
Dana, J. D. (1852). On the classification of the Crustacea Choristopoda or Tetradecapoda. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts, Second Series.</em> 14(41): 297-316., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28136775
page(s): 303 [details]
original description (of Codonophilus Haswell, 1881) Haswell, W. A. (1881). On some new Australian marine Isopoda—Part I. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 5(4): 470-481, pls. 16-19., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6456139 [details]
original description (of Meinertia Stebbing, 1893) Stebbing T.R.R. (1893). A History of Crustacea. Recent Malacostraca. D. Appleton & Company, New York, 466 pp.; 32 figs.; 19 pls. [details]
original description (of Rhexana Schioedte & Meinert, 1883) Schioedte, J. C.; Meinert, F. W. (1883). Symbolae ad monographiam cymothoarum crustaceorum isopodum familiae. III. Saophridae. IV. Ceratothoinae. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift Ser. III.</em> 13: 281-378, pls. 11-16. [details]
original description (of Cteatessa Schioedte & Meinert, 1883) Schioedte, J. C.; Meinert, F. W. (1883). Symbolae ad monographiam cymothoarum crustaceorum isopodum familiae. III. Saophridae. IV. Ceratothoinae. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift Ser. III.</em> 13: 281-378, pls. 11-16. [details]
original description (of Rhexanella Stebbing, 1911) Stebbing, T. R. R. (1911) Indian Isopods. Records of the Indian Museum 6 (4): 179-191. [details]
page(s): 303 [details]
original description (of Codonophilus Haswell, 1881) Haswell, W. A. (1881). On some new Australian marine Isopoda—Part I. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 5(4): 470-481, pls. 16-19., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6456139 [details]
original description (of Meinertia Stebbing, 1893) Stebbing T.R.R. (1893). A History of Crustacea. Recent Malacostraca. D. Appleton & Company, New York, 466 pp.; 32 figs.; 19 pls. [details]
original description (of Rhexana Schioedte & Meinert, 1883) Schioedte, J. C.; Meinert, F. W. (1883). Symbolae ad monographiam cymothoarum crustaceorum isopodum familiae. III. Saophridae. IV. Ceratothoinae. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift Ser. III.</em> 13: 281-378, pls. 11-16. [details]
original description (of Cteatessa Schioedte & Meinert, 1883) Schioedte, J. C.; Meinert, F. W. (1883). Symbolae ad monographiam cymothoarum crustaceorum isopodum familiae. III. Saophridae. IV. Ceratothoinae. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift Ser. III.</em> 13: 281-378, pls. 11-16. [details]
original description (of Rhexanella Stebbing, 1911) Stebbing, T. R. R. (1911) Indian Isopods. Records of the Indian Museum 6 (4): 179-191. [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Bruce, N. L. and Bowman, T. E. (1989) Species of the parasitic isopod genera <i>Ceratothoa</i> and <i>Glossobius</i> (Crustacea: Cymothoidae) from the mouths of flying fishes and halfbeaks (Beloniformes). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 489: 1-28. [details]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Luque, J.L., C. Cruces, J. Chero, F. Paschoal, P.V. Alves, A.C. Silva, L. Sanchez & J. Iannacone. (2016). Checklist of metazoan parasites of fishes from Peru. Lista de verificación de los metazoos parásitos de peces de Perú. <em>Neotropical Helminthology.</em> 10(2), jul-dic: 301-375. [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Hadfield, K. A.; Bruce, N. L.; Smit, N. J. (2016). Redescription of poorly known species of <I>Ceratothoa</I> Dana, 1852 (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cymothoidae), based on original type material. <em>Zookeys.</em> 592: 39-61. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Hadfield, K. A.; Smit, N. J. (2020). Review of the global distribution and hosts of the economically important fish parasitic isopod genus <em>Ceratothoa</em> (Isopoda: Cymothoidae), including the description of <em>Ceratothoa springbok</em> n. sp. from South Africa. <em>International Journal for Parasitology.</em> 50(10-11): 899-919., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2020.07.001 [details]
[request]additional source Hadfield, K. A.; Bruce, N. L.; Smit, N. J. (2016). Redescription of poorly known species of <I>Ceratothoa</I> Dana, 1852 (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cymothoidae), based on original type material. <em>Zookeys.</em> 592: 39-61. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Hadfield, K. A.; Smit, N. J. (2020). Review of the global distribution and hosts of the economically important fish parasitic isopod genus <em>Ceratothoa</em> (Isopoda: Cymothoidae), including the description of <em>Ceratothoa springbok</em> n. sp. from South Africa. <em>International Journal for Parasitology.</em> 50(10-11): 899-919., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2020.07.001 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type species There is no designated type species for this genus. [details]
