Talk:Henricia oculata

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Did you know... that the majority of Bloody Henry starfish are host to a parasitic copepod?

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"More than 90% of individuals of this species are associated with a parasitic copepod"

But why? What does Asterocheres lilljeborgi do? Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 10:04, 22 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Pinging Cwmhiraeth. Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 10:05, 22 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@The ed17: It would be better to state that a parasitic copepod was associated with more than 90% of individuals of this species, but in answer to your question, it was an observation made by the researchers but I am unaware whether they drew any conclusions from the observation. I started to write an article on the copepod but could find very little information. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:28, 22 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Cwmhiraeth: Well, that was a quote from the article, so ... ;-) No worries on the rest, if it's not in the sources, it's not in the sources! Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 11:01, 22 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]