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
Stalked ciliate protozoa on the parasitic copepod Notodelphys cf. caerulea, Newlyn, 09.09.17.
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Stalked ciliate protozoa
On copepod Notodelphys
- dorsal view of copepod 1

Stalked ciliate protozoa
On copepod Notodelphys
- posterior of copepod 1

Stalked ciliate protozoa
On copepod Notodelphys
- lateral view stalked ciliates 1

Stalked ciliate protozoa
On copepod Notodelphys
- lateral view stalked ciliates 2

Stalked ciliate protozoa
On copepod Notodelphys
- lateral view stalked ciliate 1

Stalked ciliate protozoa
On copepod Notodelphys
- lateral view stalked ciliate 2

Two different parasitic copepod species were found with stalked ciliates in a sample of biofouling taken from a pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall, 09.09.17. The species featured here is what was found on what appears to be the copepod Notodelphys cf. caerulea. This species is an ectoparasite of the sea squirts (tunicates), Ascidia virginea, Ascidiella aspersa and Corella parallelogramma.

Stalked ciliate protozoa
On copepod Notodelphys
- close-up / microscope 1

Stalked ciliate protozoa
On copepod Notodelphys
- close-up / microscope 2

Stalked ciliate protozoa
On copepod Notodelphys
- coverage on copepod 1

Stalked ciliate protozoa
On copepod Notodelphys
- coverage on copepod 2

Specimen was found in a deteriorated state. It appears to be similar or the same species as the one above. Like the specimen above it was found in a scrape sample taken from a pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall, 13.03.18.

Stalked ciliate protozoa on the parasitic copepod Notodelphys caerulea Ciliophora 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.