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What parasite replaces an entire host organ?

The parasite Cymothoa exigua, or "tongue-eating woodlice", is the only parasite known to science that replaces an entire host organ. The woodlouse penetrates through the gills into the body of the spotted pink snapper, then sucks the blood out of the tongue of the fish and, after its atrophy, begins to perform the functions of the tongue itself. Along the way, the parasite feeds on the blood and mucus of the host, but this does not lead to the death of the fish.

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