k Fish louse, SEM Fish louse. Coloured scanning electron micrograph SEM of the underside of a fish louse Argulus sp. This freshwater crustacean is usually found on a variety of fish. The head has two reduced antennae.Two suckers are modification of the maxillae. Below these are armlike mouthparts. The louse attaches itself to a fishs gill covering and feeds on mucus, scales and blood. It can cause the severe disease state argulosis in a wide variety of fish species. It is responsible for epizootic disease event in a nonhuman animal outbreaks that have led to the collapse of aquaculture operations. Magnification x25 when printed at 10 centimetres wide., by STEVE GSCHMEISSNERSCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Stock Photo - Afloimages
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Fish louse, SEM Fish louse. Coloured scanning electron micrograph SEM of the underside of a fish louse Argulus sp. This freshwater crustacean is usually found on a variety of fish. The head has two reduced antennae.Two suckers are modification of the maxillae. Below these are arm like mouthparts. The louse attaches itself to a fish s gill covering and feeds on mucus, scales and blood. It can cause the severe disease state argulosis in a wide variety of fish species. It is responsible for epizootic disease event in a nonhuman animal outbreaks that have led to the collapse of aquaculture operations. Magnification: x25 when printed at 10 centimetres wide., by STEVE GSCHMEISSNER SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
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Fish louse, SEM

Fish louse. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the underside of a fish louse (Argulus sp.) This freshwater crustacean is usually found on a variety of fish. The head has two reduced antennae.Two suckers are modification of the maxillae. Below these are arm-like mouthparts. The louse attaches itself to a fish's gill covering and feeds on mucus, scales and blood. It can cause the severe disease state argulosis in a wide variety of fish species. It is responsible for epizootic (disease event in a nonhuman animal) outbreaks that have led to the collapse of aquaculture operations. Magnification: x25 when printed at 10 centimetres wide., by STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

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