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Phyllodurus abdominalis
(Mud Shrimp Parasitic Isopod)
© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #2436)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
John Brown's Beach, Sitka Sound, Alaska
Photographer
Aaron Baldwin
Habitat
Parastitic on Upogebia pugetenis
Photo Date
Upload Date
November 23, 2007
Elevation (m)
UTM Zone #
Latitude
UTM Easting
Longitude
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
2436
Notes
This isopod was found attached to the abdomen of the mud shrimp Upogebia pugettensis. Like most (if not all) members of its family the male of this species is a tiny hyperparasite less than 1/10 the size of the female (photo 2)
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