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Confirmation on the occurrence of Cymothoa indica, and first record of Norileca indica, with a note on new host records of Nerocila arres, and Nerocila depressa (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) from Odisha coast, India

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The parasitic isopod Cymothoa indica Schiöedte and Meinert, 1884 was recorded from the buccal cavity of the host Glossogobius giuris (Hamilton, 1822) collected from Chilka Lake, Odisha in 1924, but its identification was doubtful as mentioned by the author in his book on “Fauna of Chilika Lake: Tanaidacea and Isopoda”. The present report of parasitic isopod C. indica from the buccal cavity of the host Sphyraena obtusata Cuvier, 1833 collected from the water of Bay of Bengal, Gopalpur-on-Sea confirms its occurrence along the Odisha coast. The record of the isopod parasite Norileca indica (H. Milne Edwards, 1840) from the branchial cavity of the host Atule mate (Cuvier, 1833) collected from the water of Bay of Bengal, Gopalpur-on-Sea is the first record of this parasite from the coastal water of Odisha, India. The record of Nerocila arres Bowman and Tareen, 1983 from the caudal peduncle of the host fish species Terapon puta Cuvier, 1829, and the isopod N. depressa Milne Edwards, 1840 from the host fish species Megalaspis cordyla (Linnaeus, 1758) are the new host records for these respective parasites.

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Authors are thankful to authority of Berhampur University, Odisha and Director, Zoological Survey of India for providing necessary facilities to work.

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  1. Department of Zoology, Berhampur University, Berhampur, Odisha, 760 007, India

    Jaya Kishor Seth & Sandeep Kumar Mohapatra

  2. Estuarine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Gopalpur-on-Sea, Ganjam, Odisha, 761 002, India

    Swarup Ranjan Mohanty & Anil Mohapatra

  3. Department of Marine Sciences, Berhampur University, Berhampur, Odisha, 760 007, India

    Rajesh Kumar Behera

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Seth, J.K., Mohapatra, S.K., Mohanty, S.R. et al. Confirmation on the occurrence of Cymothoa indica, and first record of Norileca indica, with a note on new host records of Nerocila arres, and Nerocila depressa (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) from Odisha coast, India. J Parasit Dis 45, 944–951 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-021-01382-1

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