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Fig. 6

From: Livoneca redmanii Leach, 1818 (Cymothoidae) a parasitic isopod infesting the gills of the European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758): morphological and molecular characterization study

Fig. 6

Scanning electron micrographs of Livoneca redmanii isolated from European seabass Dicentrarchus labrax showing: A Site of the attachment (arrowheads) of the adult parasite between 1st and 2nd-gill arches, with severe gill damage. B Higher magnification of the site of parasite attachment showing the destruction of gill lamellae. C Ventral view of the anterior parts of the female body region. D Ventral view of the posterior parts of the female body region. CE, cephalon; EP, epimera; PRP, pereopods; MA, marsupium; PLP, pleopods; PT, pleotelson; EN, endopodite of uropod; EX, exopodite of uropod

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