Lernaeenicus sprattae

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Camera location 51° 14′ 24.27″ N, 2° 43′ 57.06″ E : View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth: 51.240075; 2.732518. Description: Lernaeenicus sprattae (Sowerby, 1806) English: The eye maggot of sprat, a parasitic copepod on its host sprat (Sprattus sprattus) from the Nieuwpoort dredge disposal site on the Belgian continental shelf (Southern North Sea). The teal paired threadlike appendages on each of the two parasites are the eggsacks. The copepod is attached to the eye of the sprat. Français : En anglais eye maggot of sprat (littéralement, asticot oculaire du sprat) est un copépode parasite s'attachant à l'œil de son hôte, le sprat. Les deux appendices filaires visibles sur chacun des deux parasites sont des sacs d'œufs. Ce spécimen a été prélevé sur le dépôt de dragage de Nieuport, sur la côte belge de la mer du Nord. Date: 15 March 2007. Photographer: Hans Hillewaert. Source: Own work. Permission (Reusing this file): : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.:. Attribution: © Hans Hillewaert. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue. Other licenses: More (4100+) and new images on : High resolution files on request.. Attribution (required by the license): © Hans Hillewaert / CC BY-SA 4.0. : © Hans Hillewaert /. : Valued image This image has been assessed under the valued image criteria and is considered the most valued image on Commons within the scope: Lernaeenicus sprattae (Eye maggot). You can see its nomination here.