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From: Parasitic outbreak of the copepod Balaenophilus manatorum in neonate loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from a head-starting program

Fig. 3

a Flipper. Epidermal necrosis with subcorneal blistering. Hematoxylin and eosin; scale bar = 500 μm. b Flipper. Epidermal hyperplasia with swelling of keratinocytes and necrosis. Hematoxylin and eosin; scale bar = 200 μm. c Carapace. Transepidermal necrosis with characteristic detached eosinophilic amorphous material. Hematoxylin and eosin; scale bar = 500 μm. d Flipper. Necrotizing dermatitis with intralesional parasites. Hematoxylin and eosin; scale bar = 200 μm

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