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.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Ectoparasitic copepod of genus Doridicola or Anthessius on nudibranch Polycera quadrilineata
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Ectoparasitic copepod
of the genus Doridicola
or Anthessius
- on Polycera quadrilineata 1

Ectoparasitic copepod
of the genus Doridicola
or Anthessius
- on Polycera quadrilineata 2

Copepod above is an ectoparasite (a parasite found outside the body), found on the nudibranch Polycera quadrilineata, on a pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall, 12.08.15.

It appears that many ecto- and endo- parasitic copepods of nudibranchs are undescribed. I have been able to report the possible genus here thanks to the kind advice I have received from Daisuke Uyeno PhD, Assistant professor, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.

Ectoparasitic copepod genus Doridicola Anthessius nudibranch Polycera quadrilineata Images
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.