That Time 'Crabs' Turned Into Starfish Parasites – WTF Is Dendrogaster?!

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Ok, so here’s a fun little sea critter. Can you guess what it is? Maybe some type of coral, jellyfish? Maybe it’s not an animal at all? Not to spoil the fun guessing game, but it’s none of these things. In fact, this branching fleshy bush is actually a crustacean. Yes, a crustacean. Why don’t I show you just how bizarre it is?
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Jimi, N., Kobayashi, I., Moritaki, T., Woo, S. P., Tsuchida, S., & Fujiwara, Y. (2023). Insights into the diversification of deep-sea endoparasites: Phylogenetic relationships within Dendrogaster (Crustacea: Ascothoracida) and a new species description from a western Pacific seamount. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 196: 104025.

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