And if so, are they unique to the animals they live on or is it pretty much the same as ours?

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      If I remember correctly is the same adaptation of this eye parasite of Greenland sharks, they only grow in one of the two sensors so the parasited animal is not terribly compromised and still can thrive enough to complete the life cycle of the parasite