Parasitic Isopod Spreading Northward in Pacific (IMAGE)

Florida Museum of Natural History

Parasitic Isopod Spreading Northward in Pacific

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The cough drop-sized parasite Orthione griffenis, native to Asia and Russia, has decimated mud shrimp populations along the West Coast. The parasite on the right is a female with the much smaller male attached.

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Amanda Bemis and Gustav Paulay/Florida Museum

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