This study describes changes in the secondary sexual characters of Thor floridanus Kingsley, 1878 males, caused by the isopod Bopyrinella thorii (Richardson, 1904). Of 380 specimens of T. floridanus examined, the females were more often infested (n = 313) than the males (n = 41), and had a wider size range (0.7-2.85 mm POCL) compared to the males (0.9-2.32 mm POCL); no ovigerous females of T. floridanus were found. In 25 males the appendix masculina was reduced in size, the endopod of the second pleopod was barely ornamented, and the flexor margin of the propod of the third pereiopod was similar to that of the female of the species; all those males were classified as "feminized". Those individuals were infested mainly by pairs of mature parasites, and 75% of the "primary" males carried cryptoniscus larvae, suggesting that the "feminization" of the males is caused by the parasite, as a result of the sexual development of hosts and parasites. RESUMENEl presente trabajo describe los cambios de los caracteres sexuales secundarios de Thor floridanus Kingsley, 1878, machos, ocasionadas por el isópodo Bopyrinella thorii (Richardson, 1904). De 380 especimenes de T. floridanus examinados las hembras fueron más infestadas (n = 313) que los machos (n = 41) y presentaron un intervalo de tallas más amplio (0,7-2,85 mm) de longitud cefalotorácica postorbital (LCPO) que los machos (0,9-2,32 mm LCPO); ninguna hembra de T. floridanus se encontró ovígera. En 25 machos el apéndice masculino estuvo reducido en tamaño, el endópodo del segundo pleópodo se observó escasamente ornamentado y el margen flexor del propodio del tercer pereiópodo fue similar al de las hembras de la especie, por lo que fueron clasificados como machos "feminizados". Estos individuos estuvieron infestados principalmente por parejas de parásitos maduros; mientras que el 75% de los machos "primarios" que no presentaron modificaciones en los caracteres sexuales secundarios portaban larvas cryptoniscus; ello sugiere que la "feminización" de los machos es causada por el parásito, a la vez que huésped y parásito se desarrollan y alcanzan la madurez sexual. 1 )
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