Dear colleagues,
My friend from a Natural History Museum in Rijeka (Croatia) sent me photos
of this parasite found on a marine fish Lichia amia. We are wondering what
it could be. Could you try to help us, please?
The fish itself was in quite bad state and the parasite was attached to its
ventral side protruding out of the belly. It is 11 cm long, full of blood
and little bit similar to a leech, but having some kind of dense
tentacules/cirri along the body (as you will se on the photos).
If you think it could be something interesting and need photos of body
details we can make them (the specimen is conserved in alcohol).
Courious to hear your opinion and thanks for the help.
Barbara
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Barbara Mikac
Teacher of Bology, microbiology and healthcare control
Institute of Higher Education "Ettore Majorana"
Technical and technological Institute - Healthcare biotechnologies
Via Caselle 26
40068 San Lazzaro di Savena
Bologna
Italy
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