A parasitic isopod known as Orthione griffenis is decimating mud shrimp populations in coastal estuaries ranging from British Columbia to northern California. Most surviving mud shrimp populations are heavily infested with the parasite, threatening their existence. “From Bamfield, Canada, down to Morro Bay, California, the native mud shrimp, Upogebia pugettensis, are either gone or the populations are severely depressed,” said John […]
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With Sea Grant funding, engineering students build ‘portable deep core’ that may improve studies of native mud shrimp
Posted by: Rick Cooper | May 22, 2017 | 1 Comment |Categories
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