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Original Articles

A new genus and species of fish parasitic cymothoid isopod (Crustacea) from Indian waters, with a key to the branchial-attaching cymothoid genera

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Pages 565-584 | Received 17 Aug 2020, Accepted 06 Nov 2020, Published online: 23 Dec 2020

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