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.
Copepods parasitic on fishes
Neocopepoda (Infraclass) > Podoplea (Superorder) > Cyclopoida (Order) > Ergasilida (Suborder)
Chondracanthidae (Family)
Acanthochondria
Acanthochondria cornuta (Müller O.F., 1776)
- A parasitic copepod or sea louse of Plaice
Lernentoma
Lernentoma asellina (Linnaeus, 1758)
- A parasitic copepod, here on Red Gurnard
Taeniacanthidae (Family)
Anchistrotos
Anchistrotos zeugopteri (Scott T., 1902)
- A parasitic copepod or sea louse on Common Topknot
Neocopepoda (Infraclass) > Podoplea (Superorder) > Siphonostomatoida (Order)
Caligidae (Family)
Caligus
Caligus brevipedis Bassett-Smith, 1896
- A parasitic copepod or sea louse of Shore Rockling
Caligus centrodonti Baird, 1850
- A parasitic copepod or sea louse on Ballan Wrasse
Caligus curtus O. F. Müller, 1785
- A parasitic copepod or sea louse on Plaice
Caligus elongatus Nordmann, 1832 ?
- A parasitic copepod or sea louse on Garfish
Caligus pelamydis Krøyer, 1863
- A parasitic copepod found on gills
of Atlantic Mackerel, Scomber scombrus
Lepeophtheirus
Lepeophtheirus pectoralis (Müller O.F., 1776)
- A copepod parasite or Sea louse found on Plaice
Lernaeopodidae (Family)
Clavella
Clavella adunca (Strøm, 1762)
- A parasitic copepod or Sea louse of Cod
Pennellidae (Family)
Lernaeocera
Lernaeocera branchialis (Linnaeus, 1767) - Cod worm
Copepods in sea squirts (parasitic and commensal)
Neocopepoda (Infraclass) > Podoplea (Superorder) > Cyclopoida (Order)
Botryllophilidae (Family)
Haplostoma
Haplostoma eruca (Norman, 1869)
- A botryllophilid copepod
Haplostoma sp. ? in tunicate Ascidiella aspersa
- A botryllophilid copepod (Newlyn, 04.09.20)
Notodelphyidae (Family)
Doropygella
Doropygella psyllus (Thorell, 1859)
- A notodelphyid copepod
Doropygus
Doropygus pulex Thorell, 1859 ?
- A notodelphyid copepod
Notodelphys
Notodelphys cf. caerulea - A notodelphyid copepod
Pachypygus
Pachypygus gibber (Thorell, 1859)
- A notodelphyid copepod
A species within the notodelphyidae
- Notodelphyid copepod found at Newlyn Marina 29.06.16.
Other Copepods
Neocopepoda (Infraclass) > Gymnoplea (Superorder) > Calanoida (Order) > Pontellidae (Family)
Anomalocera
Anomalocera patersoni Templeton, 1837
- A surface living (neustonic) copepod
Neocopepoda (Infraclass) > Podoplea (Superorder) > Harpacticoida (Order) > Dactylopusiidae (Family)
Dactylopusioides
Dactylopusioides macrolabris (Claus, 1866)
- Copepod mining the brown algae Dictyota dichotoma
Diarthrodes
Diarthrodes feldmanni Bocquet, 1953
- Copepod mining the red algae Cryptopleura ramosa
Neocopepoda (Infraclass) > Podoplea (Superorder) > Harpacticoida (Order) > Harpacticidae (Family)
Tigriopus
Tigriopus brevicornis (Müller O.F., 1776)
- A harpacticid copepod associated with Ulva intestinalis
Neocopepoda (Infraclass) > Podoplea (Superorder) > Monstrilloida (Order) > Monstrillidae (Family)
Cymbasoma
Cymbasoma species from Newlyn Marina 11.10.16
- A monstrillid copepod
Neocopepoda (Infraclass) > Podoplea (Superorder) > Cyclopoida (Order) > Enteropsidae (Family)
Enterocola
Enterocola sp. - Enteropsid copepod, a tunicate parasite
Enteropsis
Enteropsis roscoffensis Chatton & Brément, 1909
- An enteropsid copepod
Neocopepoda (Infraclass) > Podoplea (Superorder) > Cyclopoida (Order) > Ergasilida (Suborder) > Mytilicolidae (Family)
Mytilicola
Mytilicola intestinalis Steuer, 1902 - Mussel red worm
or Red worm disease (of Mussels)
Neocopepoda (Infraclass) > Podoplea (Superorder) > Cyclopoida (Order) > Ergasilida (Suborder) > Rhynchomolgidae (Family)
Paranthessius
Paranthessius anemoniae Claus, 1889
- A rhynchomolgid copepod parasitic of Anemonia
viridis, the Snakelocks anemone
Neocopepoda (Infraclass) > Podoplea (Superorder) > Cyclopoida (Order) > Poecilostomatoida (Suborder) > Entobiidae (Family)
Entobius
Entobius sp.?
- Entobiid copepod, endoparasitic in the polychaete worm Polycirrus
Neocopepoda (Infraclass) > Podoplea (Superorder) > Cyclopoida (Order) > Poecilostomatoida (Suborder) > Mesoglicolidae (Family)
Mesoglicola
Mesoglicola delagei Quidor, 1906 - An endoparasite of Corynactis viridis, Jewel anemone.
Neocopepoda (Infraclass) > Podoplea (Superorder) > Cyclopoida (Order) > Poecilostomatoida (Suborder) > Rhynchomolgidae (Family)
Doridicola
Doridicola aff. agilis Leydig, 1853
- A copepod parasite on the Sea slug Janolus cristatus
Ectoparasitic copepod of genus Doridicola or
Anthessius on nudibranch Polycera quadrilineata
Unidentified parasitic or commensal copepod ? on
nudibranch Eubranchus doriae - Penzance, 30.07.18
Unidentified parasitic or commensal copepod ? on
nudibranch Eubranchus farrani - Newlyn, 15.08.17
Unidentified parasitic or commensal copepod ? on
nudibranch Facelina auriculata - Newlyn, 10.08.18
Unidentified parasitic or commensal copepod ? on
nudibranch Facelina annulicornis - Newlyn, 10.08.18
Unidentified parasitic or commensal copepod ? on
nudibranch Trinchesia foliata - Newlyn, 10.08.18
Neocopepoda (Infraclass) > Podoplea (Superorder) > Cyclopoida (Order) > Poecilostomatoida (Suborder) > Splanchnotrophidae (Family)
Lomanoticola brevipes (Hancock & Norman, 1863) ?
- A splanchnotrophid copepod in sea slug Facelina bostoniensis, Newlyn, Cornwall. 06.06.15.
Splanchnotrophus
Splanchnotrophus gracilis Hancock & Norman, 1863
- A splanchnotrophid copepod on Acanthodoris pilosa
Splanchnotrophus willemi Canu, 1891 ?
- A splanchnotrophid copepod in Ancula gibbosa
Neocopepoda (Infraclass) > Podoplea (Superorder) > Siphonostomatoida (Order) > Asterocheridae (Family)
Asterocheres
Asterocheres species on sponge
- An asterocherid copepod
Possibly a small species of Asterocheres
on the sponge Aplysilla rosea
- An asterocherid copepod
Neocopepoda (Infraclass) > Podoplea (Superorder) > Siphonostomatoida (Order) > Nicothoidae (Family)
Sphaeronella
Sphaeronella danica Hansen, 1897 ? - Parasitic nicothoid
copepod, host amphipod Monocorophium acherusicum
Sphaeronella gottoi O'Reilly, 2001 ? - Parasitic nicothoid copepod in ostracod Cylindroleberis mariae host
Various un-identified copepods
Copepod species from Newlyn, Cornwall. 04.06.16.
Copepod species from Newlyn, Cornwall. 15.10.18.
Copepod found on washing Psammechinus miliaris,
Green sea urchin, 05.08.17.
