Marionia sp.

Photograph taken by Ahmad Zaki Embi taken in Komodo, Indonesia

Photo Information

Photographer
Ahmad Zaki Embi
Location
Komodo, Indonesia
Species name
Marionia sp.
Verified by
"An undescribed species. The pink ‘sausage’ on the head of the Marionia is the egg sac of an internal copepod parasite (Crustacea: Copepoda: Harpacticoidea: Splachnotrophidae: Ismaila sp.). These parasites live permanently inside the body of nudibranchs and the only indication of their presence is their long and coiled egg sacs of the females that project outside the body. We have no idea what damage these parasites cause their nudibranch hosts."
Comment from Richard Willan
An undescribed species. The pink ‘sausage’ on the head of the Marionia is the egg sac of an internal copepod parasite (Crustacea: Copepoda: Harpacticoidea: Splachnotrophidae: Ismaila sp.). These parasites live permanently inside the body of nudibranchs and the only indication of their presence is their long and coiled egg sacs of the females that project outside the body. We have no idea what damage these parasites cause their nudibranch hosts.
Camera
Nikon D90
Taken on
18 December 2009 07:46:56 pm
Posted
15 years ago
Updated
5 months ago

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EXIF Information

Camera
Nikon D90
Date and Time
2009:11:18 19:46:56
Exposure Time
10/1000
Exposure Bias
0/6
Focal Length
600/10 mm
Horizontal Resolution
3000000/10000 dpi
Vertical Resolution
3000000/10000 dpi
Aperture
f/18.0
ISO
200
Exposure Program
Manual
Exposure Mode
Manual exposure
Metering Mode
Pattern
Light Source
unknown
Flash
Flash fired, compulsory flash mode, return light detected
White Balance
Manual white balance
Color Space
sRGB
Software
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows

Scientific Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNudibranchia
SuborderDendronotina
FamilyTritoniidae
SpeciesMarionia sp.