Marine Isopod
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The marine isopod or sand flea (Caprella) is an omnivorous feeder that eats detritus, one-celled plants, small invertebrates. It is preyed upon by shrimp, sea anemones and several fish species. Females of some species of skeleton shrimp apparently kill the males after mating using a poisonous claw.
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Winchell, Alexander Sketches of Creation (New York, NY: Harper & Brothers, 1870)
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