Image: Cymothoa exigua parassita Lithognathus mormyrus
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Description: Cymothoa exigua, or the tongue-eating louse, is a parasitic crustacean of the family Cymothoidae. The parasite enters fish (here a Sand steenbras, Lithognathus mormyrus) through the gills and then attaches itself to the fish's tongue.
Title: Cymothoa exigua parassita Lithognathus mormyrus
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Author: Marco Vinci
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