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Fig. 8

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. 8

Histopathological alterations of the European seabass Dicentrarchus labrax gills induced by adult Livoneca redmanii showing: A marked inflammatory cell infiltration mostly granular eosinophilic cells, lymphocytes, and macrophages within the gill arch (stars), B inflammatory cellular infiltration (star) and vascular congestion (arrow), C degenerative necrotic changes and complete sloughing of the gill lamellae (arrows), D diffuse necrosis of gill lamellae (arrows), E mucus cell hyperplasia (arrowheads), F mucus cell hyperplasia in gill lamellae (arrows). X 100

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