Cymothoa rotundifrons Haller, 1880

John Hollier, 2017, The type specimens of parasitic marine isopods (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothooidea) described by Henri de Saussure and Gottfried Haller deposited in the Muséum d’histoire naturelle de Genève, Revue suisse de Zoologie 124 (1), pp. 183-186 : 185

plagulophora Haller, 1880: 380 -381, figs 8-9 [ Livoneca ]. Mauritius. Three ♀.

The MHNG collection includes four specimens in alcohol under the name Livoneca plagulophora in two jars. The first jar has three specimens, each in a separate vial containing a typewritten label “ Livoneca plagulophora HALLER, syntype transféré en alcool le 26.IX.1985” and “ILE MAURICE” and a small label printed on pink paper with a hole made by the original pin and now illegible. One vial also contains a handwritten label “ Livoneca plagulophora Hall. Ile Maurice” with two pin holes, having been folded and then secured on a pin. These specimens are syntypes. The second jar contains one ♀, also from Mauritius, but with a label in Carl’s handwriting indicating that it is not part of the type series. Mothocya plagulophora ( Haller, 1880)

rotundifrons Haller, 1880: 375 -377, figs 1-4 [ Cymothoa ]. Mauritius. One specimen.

The MHNG collection includes one pinned specimen under the name Cymothoa rotundifrons with the label “ Cymothoa rotundifrons , Mauritius” in Haller’s handwriting. This specimen is the holotype. Crustacea box 14.

Cymothoa rotundifrons Haller, 1880