tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post683373001204992346..comments2024-03-10T06:16:32.223-04:00Comments on Parasite of the Day: January 26 - Cymothoa exiguaSusan Perkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05944116263349266952noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-2804480877435100132015-10-03T02:28:02.269-04:002015-10-03T02:28:02.269-04:00Yes I can confim I have seen these while fishing i...Yes I can confim I have seen these while fishing in st helens in tasmania. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-14999198103113052332014-09-12T12:57:27.227-04:002014-09-12T12:57:27.227-04:00It does hurt the fish a little, but not enough to ...It does hurt the fish a little, but not enough to kill it or really injure it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-57714635877903993372014-03-18T20:24:51.905-04:002014-03-18T20:24:51.905-04:00I went fishing in the town of Don in Tasmania in 2...I went fishing in the town of Don in Tasmania in 2009, and all the fish i took back to camp with me had these 'tongue biters' crawling out of the mouth of the fish when i was cooking them. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06749136763854765235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-58913468164036165612013-07-24T18:49:39.292-04:002013-07-24T18:49:39.292-04:00Also in Mr. Zimmer's book PARASITE REX.Also in Mr. Zimmer's book PARASITE REX.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-82346566245985868032012-11-12T06:07:11.361-05:002012-11-12T06:07:11.361-05:00JP - go to Google Scholar (http://scholar.google.c...JP - go to Google Scholar (http://scholar.google.com) and look up "Cymothoa exigua".Tommy Leunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421993204602775597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-10269030624016392402012-11-10T17:35:09.350-05:002012-11-10T17:35:09.350-05:00Im doing this for a science project and I need sou...Im doing this for a science project and I need sources. What are your sources? Thats nazziatin by the way. JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13157082582011253550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-63684146799324634732012-04-04T21:52:49.448-04:002012-04-04T21:52:49.448-04:00We just caught a snapper and a yellowtail off the ...We just caught a snapper and a yellowtail off the great barrier reef in Belize, specifically Caye Caulker. While cleaning the fish, which had been together in a bucket for a couple hours, one of these guys was sitting on the mouth of the yellowtail. The snapper died first, so we were wondering if this parasite switched to the smaller yellowtail...though it was pretty well affixed to the ridge of the yellowtail's mouth it seemed so large that it may have come from the tounge-less snapper we caught. Anyhow, it was GROSS!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956364553186833589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-28605836871340117532011-01-23T10:04:36.311-05:002011-01-23T10:04:36.311-05:00Is there any place I can get more information abou...Is there any place I can get more information about this parasite? My parasitology class is also doing a blog where we get to choose the parasite we will discuss and I just found this one too interesting to not do. We are reading Parasite Rex as one of our materials but have not gotten to the part where he talks about so if that could be located that would be great too. Thanks for any help with this parasite.Sagar Patelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15381112436945153408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-65760574023466804992011-01-11T06:51:49.464-05:002011-01-11T06:51:49.464-05:00Those were almost certainly not this species, give...Those were almost certainly not this species, given the location on the fish and in the world. But, sounds like you found yourself some other parasitic isopods!Susan Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05944116263349266952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-74100888890760196312011-01-10T23:45:26.027-05:002011-01-10T23:45:26.027-05:00I recently caught 3 fish in The Knysna Lagoon (Sou...I recently caught 3 fish in The Knysna Lagoon (South Africa) all with these things attached to the outside of their gills. All 3 had two attached.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-68708320815868375722010-10-12T01:08:38.052-04:002010-10-12T01:08:38.052-04:00Is there any more information that can be found re...Is there any more information that can be found regarding how, when, and where this particular species mates? It seems there is very little detailed information on it as David mentioned.Fiona Lhttp://fiolee.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-32496238409238016332010-07-22T06:45:42.386-04:002010-07-22T06:45:42.386-04:00This video likely is not of Cymothoa exigua, given...This video likely is not of Cymothoa exigua, given the host and location, but it's a similar isopod. Nice closeups!Susan Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05944116263349266952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-46244881436413701652010-07-21T22:52:55.682-04:002010-07-21T22:52:55.682-04:00Youtube video of cymothoa exigua:
http://www.yout...Youtube video of cymothoa exigua:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH1c9ZiPnbUAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-35993882197952506242010-03-02T07:13:49.529-05:002010-03-02T07:13:49.529-05:00David, do you mean where and when the female lays ...David, do you mean where and when the female lays the eggs and how the juveniles find the fish?Susan Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05944116263349266952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-48728382750038098742010-03-02T03:44:10.968-05:002010-03-02T03:44:10.968-05:00I am looking for a life cycle for this cymothoa, t...I am looking for a life cycle for this cymothoa, though thus far I have been unable to do so. Is it simply just such a newly discovered ectoparasite that no such research has been conducted?David F.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-53384955490083876222010-01-27T22:19:07.068-05:002010-01-27T22:19:07.068-05:00The isopod doesn't bite off the tongue - it is...The isopod doesn't bite off the tongue - it is depleting it of blood so that the tongue eventually atrophies. There does not seem to be any evidence of the tongues healing that I have seen.Susan Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05944116263349266952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-72708698065572317702010-01-27T21:46:02.262-05:002010-01-27T21:46:02.262-05:00Obviously it's damaging when the parasite is i...Obviously it's damaging when the parasite is in the process of biting off the fish's tongue, but does the fish ever heal or does the stub continue to be a wound?Compassrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05486004167382266251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-1957080063572553662010-01-27T21:43:19.925-05:002010-01-27T21:43:19.925-05:00I wonder if the fish knows what happened to its to...I wonder if the fish knows what happened to its tongue.andy.snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-24440826635826922012010-01-27T08:56:14.677-05:002010-01-27T08:56:14.677-05:00One of my favorites!One of my favorites!Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621971607218955539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-22949379603186620242010-01-26T08:33:52.303-05:002010-01-26T08:33:52.303-05:00More information about C. exigua available on Car...More information about C. exigua available on Carl Zimmer's blog "The Loom". Enjoy!<br />http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/12/08/lets-haunt-their-dreams-forever/Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521885854883265567noreply@blogger.com