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Isopod Paranthura elegans Isopoda: Paranthuridae~ 1cm bl. From a mud grab off Shellmaker Island, Upper Newport Bay, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. 2/9/08. The body consists of a head, bearing two pairs of antennae and a pair of sessile compound eyes; eight thoracic segments, the first of which is fused with the head and the remaining seven bear similar pairs of legs (hence the name isopod); and a very short but distinctly segmented abdomen, carrying several pairs of appendages, most of which have respiratory functions. Copyright: Peter J. Bryant (pjbryant@uci.edu) Contact for originals
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