CYMOTHOA EXIGUA: THE MARINE PARASITE THAT DEVOURS THE TONGUES OF ITS GUESTS

The Cymothoa Exigua is an isopod crustacean of the cymotoid family, which can grow up to 10 mm (millimeters) in length. It is a parasite that attaches itself to the tongue of its host fish through its three pairs of front legs, and then drinks from the artery that supplies blood to this organ.

CYMOTHOA EXIGUA: THE MARINE PARASITE THAT DEVOURS THE TONGUES OF ITS GUESTS