Anthessiidae sp. 1
~1-2mm

A number of species of sea slug support these tiny pink colored parasitic copepods. There may be more than one copepod species illustrated on this page, or these may be a color form of the white variety shown here. The first two photos below show a specimen on a species of Goniobranchus nudibranch.

This one is on Thorunna daniellae.

This pink copepod is on a Hypselodoris whitei.

A pair of copepods on Doriprismatica atromarginata.

On Thorunna australis.

On Hypselodoris maculosa.

Created 7 June 2021
Updated 14 March 2024

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