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
Metacercaria stage of a digenean trematode parasite on Cyclopterus lumpus, Lumpsucker?
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Marine trematode flatworm
Digenea metacercaria stage ?
- cysts on Lumpsucker tail 1

Marine trematode flatworm
Digenea metacercaria stage ?
- oral sucker and pharynx 1

Marine trematode flatworm
Digenea metacercaria stage ?
- cyst under microscope 1

Marine trematode flatworm
Digenea metacercaria stage ?
- cyst under microscope 2

Marine trematode flatworm
Digenea metacercaria stage ?
- cyst under microscope 3

Marine trematode flatworm
Digenea metacercaria stage ?
- cyst under microscope 4

Marine trematode flatworm
Digenea metacercaria stage ?
- cyst under microscope 5

Marine trematode flatworm
Digenea metacercaria stage ?
- cyst under microscope 6

Marine trematode flatworm
Digenea metacercaria stage ?
- cyst under microscope 7

Species found on the tail of a juvenile Cyclopterus lumpus, Lumpsucker, at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 03.01.17.

The species here could be Opechona bacillaris (Molin, 1859) Dollfus, 1927. The Lumpsucker, Cyclopterus lumpus, is host of this parasite.

Opechona bacillaris Metacercaria stage of a trematode parasite on Cyclopterus lumpus Lumpsucker or Lumpfish Marine Flatworm 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.