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
Splanchnotrophus willemi Canu, 1891 ? - A splanchnotrophid copepod in Ancula gibbosa (Copepods)
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Endoparasitic copepod
Splanchnotrophus willemi (likely)
- on Ancula gibbosa 1

Endoparasitic copepod
Splanchnotrophus willemi (likely)
- on Ancula gibbosa 2

Endoparasitic copepod
Splanchnotrophus willemi (likely)
- Ancula gibbosa 1

Images above are of an endoparassitic copepod found in the nudibranch Ancula gibbosa at Chimney Rocks, Cornwall, 24.04.16. What is seen is the egg mass not the actual copepod.

Splanchnotrophus willemi an endoparasitic splanchnotrophid copepod on host Ancula gibbosa nudibranch 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.