Английская Википедия:Dendrogaster antarctica

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Dendrogaster antarctica is an endoparasitic ascothoracid barnacle of Dendrogastridae that parasitizes on the common Antarctica cushion star, Odontaster validus.[1] It has been found in several sites in Antarctica and was originally discovered by Mark J. Grygier in 1980.[2] He then released an article in 1987 explaining the characteristics of a female member of the species.[3] It was confirmed as an official species in 2003.[4]

It has extremely small sperm. Their heads are 6–7 μm, long, The midpiece is as long as the head, and tapers to a flagellum 45–50 μm long. This sperm is the most primitive yet found in crustacea.[5]

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