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A Mystery in our Trawl

By Marcus Eriksen on April 13, 2011

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This tiny crustacean appeared in our surface trawl while in the middle of the South Pacific Gyre, roughly 500 miles east of Easter Island.  Though the tail is segmented, the rest of the carapace is one piece, including the two downward projecting horns beneath the eyes.  Can someone identify it?

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