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pl23_expn0313.jpg

A grenadier with a parasitic isopod on its back swims beneath the hind legs of a red crab (Chaceon quinquedens)

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Description

A grenadier with a parasitic isopod on its back swims beneath the hind legs of a red crab (Chaceon quinquedens).

Credit

NOAA OKEANOS Explorer Program , 2013 Northeast U. S. Canyons Expedition

Display Date

20130816T175138Z

Location

Between Alvin and Nantucket Canyons, 896-778m

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Ocean Exploration Collection

Modern Expeditions

2013 Northeast U. S. Canyons Expedition