Three-Dimensional Model of a Parasitic Barnacle (IMAGE)

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Three-Dimensional Model of a Parasitic Barnacle

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Three-dimensional model of a parasitic barnacle (S. hippolytes) on its shrimp host (P. brevirostris), showing the inner network (yellow) elaborated by the parasite, the parasite's reproductive organ (green) and its eggs (turquoise).

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C. Nagler, LMU Munich

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