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Rare two-colored lobster caught by fishermen off Cape Cod donated to aquarium
The crustacean is one of about 1 in 50 million split-colored lobsters and will be displayed when the aquarium reopens after renovations.
- On April 16, fishermen caught a rare split-color lobster off Cape Cod, which Wellfleet Shellfish Company donated to Woods Hole Science Aquarium instead of selling it.
- This rare 1-in-50-million specimen is a chimera, formed when two fertilized, unlaid eggs fused and one absorbed the other, creating a lobster with two sets of genetic information.
- The lobster currently resides in a holding tank at Marine Biological Laboratory while the aquarium undergoes repairs. Dan Brandt, chief operating officer of Wellfleet, noted the creature 'has been through a lot' to survive.
- When the aquarium reopens next year, the split-color lobster will be 'one of the first animals going back into the aquarium,' aquarium biotechnician Julia Studley said. Staffers have not yet named the crustacean.
- Genetic mutations produce unusual hues like 'cotton candy' and calico in lobsters, but these distinct markings often prevent survival in the wild because they lack camouflage to avoid predators.
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Rare two-colored lobster caught by fishermen off Cape Cod donated to aquarium
A Cape Cod seafood company has donated a rare two-colored lobster to a science center, sparing the critter from the kettle because of its remarkable coloration.
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The unusual-looking crustacean is two-toned, with a line dividing its body into an orange side and a brown side. This can happen when two fertilized, unlaid lobster eggs touch—causing one to absorb the other
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