Front part of body of a prosn (Spirontocaris polaris) from above, showing on the right side a swelling of the carapace caused by the presence of the parasite Bopyroides hippolytes in the gill chamber--A. 1911. Crabs--Parasites; Bopyridae.
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Front part of body of a prosn (Spirontocaris polaris) from above, showing on the right side a swelling of the carapace caused by the presence of the parasite Bopyroides hippolytes in the gill chamber--A. Female parasite extracted and further enlarged--B; Male parasite on the same scale as the female--C
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- Life (biota)
- Cellular
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
- Bilateria (bilaterians)
- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Ecdysozoa (ecdysozoans)
- Arthropoda (arthropods)
- Pancrustacea
- Multicrustacea (typical crustaceans)
- Malacostraca (malacostracans)
- Eumalacostraca (Decapods, Isopods, and allies)
- Eucarida (Decapods and Krill)
- Decapoda (decapods)
- Alpheoidea
- Lebbeus
- Hippolytidae (Broken-backed Shrimps)
- Lebbeus polaris (Polar shrimp)
- Panarthropoda
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