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
Notodelphyidae - A notodelphyid copepod found at Newlyn Marina 29.06.16. (Copepod images)
Copepod - notodelphyidae
Newlyn Marina 29.06.16.
- lateral view 1

Copepod - notodelphyidae
Newlyn Marina 29.06.16.
- with 0.1mm division rule 1

Copepod - notodelphyidae
Newlyn Marina 29.06.16.
- under microscope 1

Copepod - notodelphyidae
Newlyn Marina 29.06.16.
- under microscope 2

Copepod - notodelphyidae
Newlyn Marina 29.06.16.
- under microscope 3

Copepod - notodelphyidae
Newlyn Marina 29.06.16.
- under microscope 4

This 1.5mm long specimen was found in sample of sea squirts, tunicates, taken from pontoons at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 29.06.16.

The specimen, which appears to be a female, was found loose in a specimen container, it likely exited a tunicate. Ciona intestinalis and Ascidella aspersa were the most common tunicates but others including colonial and non-native species were also present.

Notodelphyidae notodelphyid Newlyn Marina parasitic 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.