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- ... that Palaemon serratus (pictured) is the British Isles' largest native shrimp?
- ... that Thalassina anomala, a mud lobster found in Indo-Pacific mangrove swamps, is used in Thailand in powdered form or steeped in alcohol as a remedy for asthma?
- ... that Poli's stellate barnacle is hermaphroditic and has a penis significantly longer than its body?
- ... that Callianassa subterranea is a burrowing mud shrimp that ingests sediment particles and digests their organic coating?