During Dive 10 at Shostakovich Seamount, the team was stumped by this unusual parasite on a Nematacarsinus sp. shrimp. Observed at a depth of ~2,730 meters (8,960 feet), the location and appearance of a potential circulatory system led the team to the conclusion that this was a parasite and not an unusual growth or egg mass. While we don't know the specific identity of the parasite, the team is quite sure this will eventually be a fatal relationship.