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Pollicipes pollicipes (Cirripedia: Pollicipedidae)
... that
Pollicipes pollicipes
(pictured)
, a
goose barnacle
found on
rocky shores
in the north-east
Atlantic Ocean
, is a delicacy in
Spain
where it may fetch up to €90 per kilogram?
... that beta males of
Paracerceis sculpta
mimic
females and gamma males mimic juveniles, allowing them to mate without the
alpha males
realising?
... that
Branchinecta lynchi
, a
vulnerable species
of
fairy shrimp
, can be found in
vernal pools
around
Agate Lake
?
... that
sea lice
flourishing on
salmon farms
can spread to nearby
wild
salmon
and devastate their
stocks
?
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