Acanthocephala

Thorny-headed worms

Polymorphus minutus cystacanth from Gammarus pulex (L.)

Licence: 
Creative Commons Licence
Imaging technique: 
Light Micrograph
Description: 

Polymorphus minutus parasitizing Gammarus pulex (L.) collected from Loch Walton Burn, Scotland (National Grid Reference NS 668 865) on 24th June 1996.

Taxonomic name: 
Polymorphus minutus (Taxa)
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith