Definition of Praniza. Meaning of Praniza. Synonyms of Praniza

- 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...
- 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...
- deterring predators. Epaulette sharks are almost all parasitized by the praniza (parasitic) larval stage of gnathiid isopods. The larvae feed on blood...
- crabs (family Grapsidae). Anableps anableps is affected by the parasitic praniza larvae of isopods in the family Gnathiidae, which feed on its blood by...
- 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...
- Perissopus oblongatus, which infest the skin. Another parasite is the praniza larval stage of the isopod Gnathia pantherina, which infests the nares...