Symbion americanus

Symbion americanus is a species of primitive animals belonging to the family Symbiidae.^[1]

Symbion americanus
Symbion americanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cycliophora
Class:	Eucycliophora
Order:	Symbiida
Family:	Symbiidae
Genus:	Symbion
Species:	S. americanus
Binomial name
Symbion americanus Obst, Funch & Kristensen, 2006

It is native to Northern America.^[1] It is a microscopic marine invertebrate that lives as an ectocommensal on the mouthparts of the American lobster, Homarus americanus, specifically attaching to the setae. ^[2]