Shrimp parasite?

[Animal Mother]

Can anyone ID this?

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It's a shore shrimp, feeder for my octopus. The white lump on its side appears to have black legs that are hooked into the shrimp. Looks basically like a white tick. About the size of a pea.

 

[Ashlar]

There's a member of the isopod family, I believe it is, that attaches to shrimp.

 

[timthetoolman]

Yep, looks like a parasitic copepod.

 

[Animal Mother]

Greaaaaaaaaat. :evil:

Discarded. Hopefully there are no more, fingers crossed.

 

[Animal Mother]

Bopyrid isopod. Shrimp specific parasite. I love RC!