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Title: Ergasilus sieboldi in pike gills
Description: Image of the copepod Ergasilus sieboldi in the gills of a pike, seen as many white bodies grouped closely together. These Ergasilus are female as only the female of the species is parasitic, the male remains free-living.
Photographer: Roger Sweeting
Curator: Freshwater Biological Association
Copyright Holder: Freshwater Biological Association
Publisher: Freshwater Biological Association
Note (original item): Record creation date:2008-08-19 14:17:57
Subject Keywords: Pike
Taxonomic Keywords: Esox lucius; Esocidae; ergasilus; copepoda; copepod
Taxonomic Depictions: Ergasilus sieboldi

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Citation of this item should be as follows:
Sweeting, Roger [Photographer] (2016) Ergasilus sieboldi in pike gills [image] Freshwater Biological Association [publisher] Permalink: http://www.environmentdata.org/archive/fbaia:2728

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