Isopods Cause Reproductive Death in Shrimp
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By , on March 12th, 2010 One comment   Adaptations, Mating & Reproduction, New Research, Weird   , , , , , , , , ,  

Isopods, you know them as those adorable little roly-poly bugs under rocks in the forest or the gigantic Bathynomus of the deep sea. They are also those cute and cuddly parasites in the gill chamber of shrimp too! Awww, How special! In a recent issue of JMBA-UK, Calado et al. describe how these fuzzy wittle . . . → Read More: Isopods Cause Reproductive Death in Shrimp

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LOLRhizocephalans: Plotting to Take Over the World
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By , on February 21st, 2008 7 comments   Organisms, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls   , , , , , , , ,  

Rhizocephalan overlord,Peltogaster paguri (tubular thing sticking up on the right), infecting hermit crab. Photo courtesy of Jens Hoeg, used with permission. Rhizocephala are curious creatures. They are actually in the Cirripedia, the group containing your friendly neighborhood penis-waving barnacle. They look nothing like a barnacle (in case you hadn’t noticed). We know they are . . . → Read More: LOLRhizocephalans: Plotting to Take Over the World

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