Today's entry is the enigmatic elasmobranch ectoparasite, Branchellion torpedinis (submitted by Al Dove of the Georgia Aquarium).
By way of adding to his contribution, please find below here two additional pics of the beautiful frilly leech:
Monday, January 25, 2010
Branchellion torpedinis - parasite of the day.
In honor of the International Year of Biodiversity, my good friend and colleague Susan Perkins established a blog that designates a quaint quotidian critter as Parasite of the Day, for each and every day of 2010.
Today's entry is the enigmatic elasmobranch ectoparasite, Branchellion torpedinis (submitted by Al Dove of the Georgia Aquarium).
By way of adding to his contribution, please find below here two additional pics of the beautiful frilly leech:
Today's entry is the enigmatic elasmobranch ectoparasite, Branchellion torpedinis (submitted by Al Dove of the Georgia Aquarium).
By way of adding to his contribution, please find below here two additional pics of the beautiful frilly leech:
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