Mud Shrimp Threatened by Parasite (IMAGE)

Florida Museum of Natural History

Mud Shrimp Threatened by Parasite

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The parasite Orthione griffenis attaches to the gills of its host - here, a mud shrimp, Upogebia pugettensis.

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Amanda Bemis and Gustav Paulay/Florida Museum

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