- Gnathiidae, the
manca stage is a
parasite of fish, and is also
known as the
praniza.
Peter Ax (2000). "Peracarida". The
Phylogenetic System of the Metazoa...
- ****ociated with
sponges and may not feed. The
juvenile form is
known as a '
praniza', and it is a
temporary parasite of
marine fish.
These forms are not larvae;...
-
three larval stages with each
stage having two forms,
namely praniza and zuphea. The
praniza is
usually a replete,
haematophagous phase while the zuphea...
-
deterring predators.
Epaulette sharks are
almost all
parasitized by the
praniza (parasitic)
larval stage of
gnathiid isopods. The
larvae feed on blood...
- the
whitetip reef
shark include the
copepod Paralebion elongatus and the
praniza (parasitic)
larvae of the
isopod Gnathia grandilaris.
While resting during...
-
copepods Alebion sp.,
Pandarus cranchii, P. sinuatus, and P. smithii, the
praniza larvae of
gnathiid isopods, and the sea
lamprey (Petromyzon marinus). Full-grown...
-
Perissopus oblongatus,
which infest the skin.
Another parasite is the
praniza larval stage of the
isopod Gnathia pantherina,
which infests the nares...
-
Lernaeocera branchialis Amphipoda Lafystius sturionis Isopoda Gnathia elongata (
praniza larva)
Matthews B (1998) An
Introduction to
Parasitology Page 73–74. Cambridge...
- squatinae, the
copepods Eudactylina squatini and
Trebius shiinoi, and the
praniza larvae of the
isopod Gnathia trimaculata. The ****anese
angelshark is viviparous...
- anteriorly, and produced. The backward-directed
mandible on the third-stage
praniza has
eight large triangular teeth and two
small teeth at the tip. This species...
