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"While many sea turtles we encounter have epibiota, or organisms living on their bodies, this was a first," they wrote on Facebook.
Murex often attach themselves to clams and other bivalves, in the deep ocean. This particular Giant Eastern Murex represented about 13% of the weight of its small sea turtle host.
"Imagine a full grown man carrying a twenty pound backpack everywhere he went and that's pretty much this turtle's story," Inwater Research wrote.
The two sea creatures were eventually separated and released back into the ocean.
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Posted by Inwater Research Group on Monday, February 29, 2016Advertisement