The 425-Million-Year-Old Pentastomid <i>Invavita piratica</i> and its Host (IMAGE)

University of Leicester

The 425-Million-Year-Old Pentastomid <i>Invavita piratica</i> and its Host

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This image shows two pentastomids (in orange) attached externally to the ostracod; one of the pentastomids; the ostracod with its shell removed, showing the external pentastomids and a pentastomid near the eggs of the ostracod.

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Image credit: Siveter, Briggs, Siveter and Sutton

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