Hemigrapsus nudus with parasite Portunion conformis
Description:
This Hemigrapsus nudus has a large, ovigerous female parasite Portunion conformis (Isopoda) in its body cavity. The pink sac is a brood pouch, full of parasite eggs and larvae. Collected from Bamfield, BC.
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- Life (creatures)
- Cellular (cellular organisms)
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (Animal)
- Bilateria
- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Ecdysozoa (ecdysozoans)
- Arthropoda (arthropods)
- Pancrustacea
- Multicrustacea (typical crustaceans)
- Malacostraca (malacostracans)
- Eumalacostraca
- Peracarida (peracarids)
- Isopoda (isopods)
- Cymothoida
- Epicaridea
- Bopyroidea
- Entoniscidae
- Entioninae
- Portunion
- Portunion conformis
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