Ectoparasitic isopods! It’s an invasive species in coastal British Columbia. “Orthione griffenis, a cough drop-sized crustacean native to Asia and Russia, has decimated mud shrimp populations in California and Washington over the past 30 years, causing the collapse of delicate mudflat ecosystems anchored by the shrimp. By the 2000s, it had reached as far as Vancouver Island.” #isopods #parasites #beautifulbritishcolumbia #mango