Copepod – Fish Parasite
Details
Name:
Copepod – Fish Parasite
Copepod – Fish Parasite
Scientific Name:
Perissopus sp. (Perth)
Perissopus sp. (Perth)
Reference Number:
LLH-608
LLH-608
Description
Phylum Crustacea; Class Maxilopoda; Subclass Copepoda; Order Siphonostomatoida; Family Pandaridae - Female Copepods with paired filiform egg sacs extruding from their genital regions photographed in situ; these Copepod Fish Parasites were parasitizing Bronze Whaler Shark Carcharhinus brachyurus caught west of Hillarys Boat Harbour, Perth; Western Australia
Additional Details
Reference Number: | LLH-608 |
Scientific Name: | Perissopus sp. (Perth) |
Image Order: | 100 |