Tracheliastes polycolpus

Tracheliastes polycolpus is a copepod ectoparasite of a number of freshwater fish in Western Europe, including Leuciscus burdigalensis, the beaked dace. The parasite attaches itself to the fins of the host, and lives on the mucus and epithelial cells of the host.

Tracheliastes polycolpus

Tracheliastes polycolpus is a copepod ectoparasite of a number of freshwater fish in Western Europe, including Leuciscus burdigalensis, the beaked dace. The parasite attaches itself to the fins of the host, and lives on the mucus and epithelial cells of the host.