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Akrophryxus milvus Williams & Boyko, 2021
Description
The balloon-shaped parasitic isopod
Akrophryxus milvus
Williams & Boyko 2021: A, female
A. milvus
attached to the antennule of host crab (
Ethusa machaera)
, as shown by arrow; B, lateral view of female
A. milvus
removed from host; C, posterior view of female
A. milvus
removed from host; D, dwarf male
A. milvus
, showing sexual dimorphism.
Author
© Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris. Ownership: Williams J. D. & Boyko C. B.
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