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Clung to the beak of a Whimbrel that was foraging in the seaweed, the bird could not dislodge it, after a couple of minutes the isopod dropped off. The Whimbrel continued to feed with the isopod on board.

Trapped calico American lobster donated by a lobsterman to a restaurant for live display. Digital photographed by me as a record. The calico trait is based on post embryonic crossing over of a recessive trait in epidermal tissue.

• Griffes terminales des membres simples. (photo #4)
• 4 griffes à chaque membre. (photo #4)

• Aérien : vit dans les mousses et algues terrestres (photos #2 & 3)
  => G. Echiniscus

• Couleur rouge, centre noir (= l’estomac). (photo #2)
• 3 ou 4 paires de longues soies flexibles disposées le long du corps. (photo #1)
• pas d’épine sur les plaques dorsales. (photo #1)

• 0,3 mm environ. (photos #2 & 3)
  => Echiniscus testudo

NB. La station type de E. testudo est à Paris. Comparaison avec le dessin du type (photo #5).