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
Athelges paguri (Rathke, 1843) - A parasitic bopyrid isopod of hermit crabs (Isopoda images)
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Parasitic bopyrid isopod
Athelges paguri
- ventral view female 1

Parasitic bopyrid isopod
Athelges paguri
- dorsal view female 2

Parasitic bopyrid isopod
Athelges paguri
- on abdomen of hermit crab 1

Parasitic bopyrid isopod
Athelges paguri
- on abdomen of hermit crab 2

Parasitic bopyrid isopod
Athelges paguri
- on abdomen of hermit crab 3

Parasitic bopyrid isopod
Athelges paguri
- on abdomen of hermit crab 4

Parasitic bopyrid isopod
Athelges paguri
- dorsal view female with lateral view male 1

Parasitic bopyrid isopod
Athelges paguri
- ventral view anterior female 1

Parasitic bopyrid isopod
Athelges paguri
- dorsal view female posterior with lateral view male 1

Parasitic bopyrid isopod
Athelges paguri
- female 1.0mm division rule 1

Parasitic bopyrid isopod
Athelges paguri
- male dorsal view 1

Parasitic bopyrid isopod
Athelges paguri
- male ventral view 1

Parasitic bopyrid isopod
Athelges paguri
- male lateral view 1

Parasitic bopyrid isopod
Athelges paguri
- male 1.0mm division rule 1

Parasitic bopyrid isopod
Athelges paguri
- habitat / location 1

The specimen above was found attached to the abdomen of the hermit crab, Pagurus bernhardus. The hermit crab was found on the lowershore at Marra Pool, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon, 03.03.22.

Athelges paguri parasitic bopyrid isopod of hermit crabs isopoda images
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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.