Liriopsis pygmaea  (Hermit-Barnacle Isopod)

© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #101426)

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Photo Location	Saginaw Bay, Kuiu Island, Alaska
Photographer	Aaron Baldwin
Habitat	Hyperparasitic on the externae of rhizocephalan barnacles on hermit crabs
Photo Date	May 23, 2017
Upload Date	May 25, 2017
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Photo ID #	101426
Comments	This bizarre isopod is hyperparasitic on the externae of rhizocephalans (Peltogaster spp.) that are parasitic on hermit crabs.