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- ... that Cameroon is named after the ghost shrimp Lepidophthalmus turneranus (pictured) which Portuguese settlers observed swarming in the Wouri River in the 15th century?
- ... that the porcelain crab Pisidia longicornis is sometimes found among mussels and oysters in European fish markets?
- ... that the meat of the slipper lobster Ibacus peronii is considered inferior to that of the Moreton Bay bug because it sometimes tastes of garlic?
- ... that Tanymastix stagnalis is the only species of fairy shrimp to occur in Ireland?