Phyllodurus abdominalis  (Mud Shrimp Parasitic Isopod)

© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #2436)

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Photo Location	John Brown's Beach, Sitka Sound, Alaska
Photographer	Aaron Baldwin
Habitat	Parastitic on Upogebia pugetenis
Photo Date
Upload Date	November 23, 2007
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Photo ID #	2436
Comments	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)