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
Entobius sp. - Entobiid copepod, endoparasitic on Polycirrus worms (Copepod images)
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Entobiid copepod
Entobius sp.?
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Entobiid copepod
Entobius sp.?
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Entobiid copepod
Entobius sp.?
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Entobiid copepod
Entobius sp.?
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Entobiid copepod
Entobius sp.?
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Entobiid copepod
Entobius sp.?
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Entobiid copepod
Entobius sp.?
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Entobiid copepod
Entobius sp.?
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Entobiid copepod
Entobius sp.?
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Probable identification. A 4mm long specimen was found in a specimen container five days after initial collection of material. Small samples of very loose rock from a crevice were collected from a subtidal reef at Battery Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 23.06.17. The pieces of rock were then examined under a microscope.

Entobius is an endoparasitic genus of the marine polychaete Polycirrus sp.. Information and identification was kindly provided by Myles O'Reilly.

Entobius species Entobiid endoparasite endoparasitic on Polycirrus worms copepod 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.