A PARASITE that slowly kills fish be clinging to their bodies and sucking their blood has been found in the English Channel for the first time. The isopod attaches itself, becomes part of the fish's body, and uses its host's nutrients to survive. Scientists say global warming is partly responsible for the arrival of the woodlouse-like isopod which is normally found in the Med.
Metro Ireland, Monday 12 October 2009, p9.
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