Dajidae | |
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Aspidophryxus peltatus female infested mysid Erythrops | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Isopoda |
Suborder: | Cymothoida |
Infraorder: | Epicaridea |
Superfamily: | Cryptoniscoidea |
Family: | Dajidae Giard & Bonnier, 1887 |
Genera | |
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The Dajidae are a family of marine isopod crustaceans in the suborder Cymothoida.[1] The original description was made by Giard and Bonnier in 1887.[2] Members of this family are ectoparasites of krill. They resemble a fleshy growth on the krill's back, and make the host look as if it is wearing a rucksack.[3] These genera are included in the family Dajidae:[1]