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gptkbp:instanceOf
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parasitic isopod
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Malacostraca
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gptkbp:color
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grayish
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gptkbp:commonName
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gptkb:tongue-eating_louse
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gptkbp:describedYear
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1864
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:William_Stimpson
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gptkbp:distribution
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gptkb:Gulf_of_California
gptkb:Eastern_Pacific_Ocean
off the coast of California
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gptkbp:family
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gptkb:Cymothoidae
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gptkbp:features
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replaces the tongue of its host
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gptkbp:feedingType
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feeds on blood and mucus
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gptkbp:genus
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gptkb:Cymothoa
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gptkbp:habitat
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marine environments
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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tongue-eating louse
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gptkbp:impactOnHost
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host can survive with parasite as tongue
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gptkbp:kingdom
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gptkb:Animalia
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gptkbp:lifeCycle
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attach to tongue
female replaces tongue
juveniles enter through gills
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gptkbp:mediaAppearance
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featured in documentaries and news articles
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gptkbp:notableFor
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only known parasite to functionally replace a host organ
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gptkbp:order
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gptkb:Isopoda
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gptkbp:parasitizes
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gptkb:fish
tilapia
snapper
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gptkbp:phylum
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gptkb:Arthropoda
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gptkbp:reproduction
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protandrous hermaphrodite
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gptkbp:scientificName
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gptkb:Cymothoa_exigua
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gptkbp:size
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up to 3-4 cm long
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gptkbp:species
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gptkb:Cymothoa_exigua
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gptkbp:threats
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not dangerous to humans
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Crustacea
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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