Copepod – Fish Parasite
Details
Name:
Copepod – Fish Parasite
Copepod – Fish Parasite
Scientific Name:
Lernaeenicus hemiramphi
Lernaeenicus hemiramphi
Reference Number:
LLJ-027
LLJ-027
Description
Phylum Crustacea; Class Maxilopoda; Subclass Copepoda; Order Siphonostomatoida; Family Pennellidae - Detail of female Copepod Fish Parasite photographed in situ attached firmly to fish with paired filiform egg sacs extruding from its genital region; these Copepods were parasitizing Southern Sea Garfish Hyporhamphusmelanochir caught west of Hillarys Boat Harbour, Perth; Western Australia - Distribution in Australia: south of the Tropic of Capricorn
Additional Details
Reference Number: | LLJ-027 |
Scientific Name: | Lernaeenicus hemiramphi |
Image Order: | 100 |