WoRMS taxon details
Mothocya powelli van der Wal, Smit, Bruce, Olaosebikan & Hadfield, 2021
1509281 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1509281)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Van der Wal, S.; Smit, N. J.; Bruce, N. L.; Olaosebikan, B.; Hadfield, K. A. (2021). Two new species of branchial fish parasitic isopod of the genus <em>Mothocya</em> Costa, in Hope, 1851 (Isopoda, Cymothoidae) from Nigeria. <em>International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife.</em> 15: 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2021.03.001 [details]
Type locality contained in Niger Delta
type locality contained in Niger Delta [details]
Boyko, C.B.; Campos-Filho, I.S.; Hadfield, K.A.; Hughes, T.; Merrin, K.L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B. (Eds) (2025). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. Mothocya powelli van der Wal, Smit, Bruce, Olaosebikan & Hadfield, 2021. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1509281 on 2025-11-26
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Nomenclature
original description
Van der Wal, S.; Smit, N. J.; Bruce, N. L.; Olaosebikan, B.; Hadfield, K. A. (2021). Two new species of branchial fish parasitic isopod of the genus <em>Mothocya</em> Costa, in Hope, 1851 (Isopoda, Cymothoidae) from Nigeria. <em>International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife.</em> 15: 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2021.03.001 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
