White-clawed Freshwater Crayfish Austropotamobius italicus adult male with Parasitic Annelid Branchiobdella astaci

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White-clawed Freshwater Crayfish (Austropotamobius italicus) adult male, with Parasitic Annelid (Branchiobdella astaci) ectoparasites attached, Italy, july

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