Tags: Crustacean.

Aega psora is a species of isopod crustacean that parasitises a number of fish species in the North Atlantic. It is a serious ectoparasite of larger species of fish particularly when they are injured.

binomial authority
Carl Linnaeus, 10th edition of Systema Naturae
class
Malacostraca
family
Aegidae
genus
Aega_(genus)
kingdom
Animal
order
Isopoda, Cymothoida
phylum
Arthropod, Crustacean
synonym
*Aega emarginata (Leach 1818), *Oniscus psora (Linnaeus 1758)

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