#lernaea

[chameleocoonj]

🦐🦞🦀Merry Crabmas!🦀🦞🦐

Well... kind of. These aren't crabs but they are crustaceans, parasitic ones! I found a fish louse at my work and I thought it was soooooo cute I had to draw it with some friends. Details under the cut!

Sacculina-- group: barnacles, host: crabs

Cancrion-- group: isopod, host: crabs, larva and adult males pictured

Cymothoa-- group: isopod, host: fish, the "tongue eating louse"

Cyprids-- larval stage of barnacles

Nauplius-- larval stage of many crustaceans

Dendrogaster-- closest group: barnacles, host: seastars

Lernaea-- group: copepods, host: fish, the "anchor worm"

Anelasma-- group: barnacles, host: lantern sharks

Lepeophtheirus-- group: copepods, host: fish

Ommatokoita-- group: copepods, host: greenland sharks

Argulus-- group: fish lice, host: fish

The groups I've labelled these as are pretty broad and a lot more complicated when you get into the details, but rest assured they are all currently types of crustaceans! Anchor worms and Argulus fish lice are the species most people would be most likely to encounter as they are common in the aquarium hobby. The others here are a bit more specialized and mostly marine. I also used some generic barnacles as filler, but it should be noted that not all barnacles are considered parasitic.

I could talk about these guys all day, but I think it might be more fun to go on your own wikipedia journey!! <3

[ormymarius]

Orm Marius/Ocean Master + his human son Tommy Shaw and eldritch horror daughter Lernaea

↳ Mera: Queen of Atlantis, Ocean Master: Year of the Villain, Aquaman #61 (2016)

[dailydccomics]

she’s pretty and relatable i love her

Aquaman vol 8 #60+64

[lorkhran]

Ah to be an underwater lord and hang with your lesbian daughter

[why-i-love-comics]

Aquaman #65 - "The Deep End" (2020)

written by Kelly Sue DeConnick art by Miguel Mendonca & Romulo Fajardo, Jr.

[rainbowobsidiandesigns]

Just Ocean Master's kids chilling

[gotham-at-nightfall]

Aquaman #65

[staticdreads]

KING ORM