Asconiscus is a genus in the Asconiscidae family of marine isopod crustaceans in the suborder Cymothoida, containing a single genus and a single species,World Register of Marine Species Asconiscus simplex. The original description of the family was made by Bonnier in 1900.Bonnier, J. (1900). Contribution a l'étude des épicarides. Les Bopyridae. Travaux de la Station Zoologique de Wimereux 8: 1–475, pls. 1–41. A. simplex is a parasite of the shrimp-like crustacean, Boreomysis arctica.Virginia Institute of Marine Science
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