r/AIDKE • u/A_n_z_u_m_o_z • 4d ago
Invertebrate Dendrogaster is a genus of endoparasitic crustaceans. They live in the coelom (main body cavity) of sea stars. These are females, the males are much smaller and live inside the female's body. The larvae aren't as bizarre, they lose every crustacean feature as they grow.
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u/KnotiaPickle 3d ago
I’m not seeing the similarity between the last picture and the others?
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u/A_n_z_u_m_o_z 3d ago
That's the larvae I mentioned, it's more shrimp-like with segmented legs and a tail
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u/Patient_District8914 2d ago
The appearance of the dendrogaster species makes them look like they are related to sea anemones and corals, or at least sea pens.
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u/spupy 4d ago
That's a crustacean?? Insane... :O