Fossil Squat Lobster and Its Parasite (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Fossil Squat Lobster and Its Parasite

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The carapace of a reef squat lobster from the Jurassic Period of Austria, 150 million years ago. At the lower left, a swelling in the gill region is caused by an isopod parasite. Scale bar is 1 millimeter.

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Cristina Robins & Adiel Klompmaker, UC Berkeley

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