dwarf male

crustacean

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In cirripede: Reproduction and life cycles
…attaching to it becomes a “dwarf” male. When the male occupies a fairly exposed position on its partner, it resembles the juvenile and is capable of feeding. When, through coevolution, males have come to be protected by the partner in one way or another, the dwarf male is variously reduced,…
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