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Lernaeocera branchialis (Copepoda: Pennellidae)
... that the young
Lernaeocera branchialis
(pictured)
is an
ectoparasite
on the gills of a
flounder
or
lumpsucker
, and it moves on to
cod
or
related fishes
after it has matured and
mated
?
... that the
coral reef
crab
Zosimus aeneus
contains deadly poisonous
neurotoxins
?
... that the
California Bay pea crab
is one of only two marine
crustaceans
to be included on the
IUCN Red List
of
endangered species
?
... that
Myotis vivesi
is a species of
bat
that hunts marine
fish
and
crustaceans
?