Tagea Kristina Simon Björnberg

The copepod S. angusta lives in the body cavity of the planktonic tunicate Thalia democratica, feeding on its tissues, which may cause the death of the host.

First copepodite stage.

Courtship ritual between a male and a female.

Nauplius.

The copepod S. angusta lives in the body cavity of the planktonic tunicate Thalia democratica, feeding on its tissues, which may cause the death of the host.

First copepodite stage.

Nauplius.

Female

Courtship ritual between a male and a female.

The copepod S. angusta lives in the body cavity of the planktonic tunicate Thalia democratica, feeding on its tissues, which may cause the death of the host.

The copepod S. angusta lives in the body cavity of the planktonic tunicate Thalia democratica, feeding on its tissues, which may cause the death of the host.