Bopyridae

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Order:Isopoda
Suborder:Cymothoida
Bopyridae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Cymothoida
Infraorder: Epicaridea
Superfamily: Bopyroidea
Family: Bopyridae
Rafinesque, 1815
Shrimp displaying bulge indicating bopyrid parasitism

The Bopyridae are a family of isopod crustaceans in the suborder Cymothoida. There are 1223 individual species contained in this family.[1][2] Members of the family are ectoparasites of crabs and shrimp. They live in the gill cavities or under the carapace where they cause a noticeable swelling. Fossil crustaceans have occasionally been observed to have a similar characteristic bulge.[3]

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