APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

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Parasitic copepod on Atlantic
Mackerel, Scomber scombrus
Caligus pelamydis
- dorsal view female parasite on gill filaments 1

Parasitic copepod on Atlantic
Mackerel, Scomber scombrus
Caligus pelamydis
- ventral view female parasite on gill filaments 1

Parasitic copepod on Atlantic
Mackerel, Scomber scombrus
Caligus pelamydis
- lateral view female parasite on gill filaments 3

Parasitic copepod on Atlantic
Mackerel, Scomber scombrus
Caligus pelamydis
- dorsal view female on gill 1

Parasitic copepod on Atlantic
Mackerel, Scomber scombrus
Caligus pelamydis
- dorsal view female on gill 2

Parasitic copepod on Atlantic
Mackerel, Scomber scombrus
Caligus pelamydis
- dorsal view female on white background 1

Parasitic copepod on Atlantic
Mackerel, Scomber scombrus
Caligus pelamydis
- with 0.1mm division rule 1

Parasitic copepod on Atlantic
Mackerel, Scomber scombrus
Caligus pelamydis
- the host Scomber scombrus, Atlantic Mackerel 1

A parasitic copepod found on the gills of Atlantic Mackerel, Scomber scombrus. The female specimen shown was found on gills of a mackerel caught at West Hoe pier, Plymouth, Devon, 26.08.22.

The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help

people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.