intestinal parasite of cormorants

kutilka · Post by **kutilka** » Fri Aug 03, 2012 4:46 am

CZ GF Planachromat 6,3x/0,12 m=6,3x 12 frames

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CZ GF Planachromat 12,5x/0,25 m=12,5x 12 frames

Bruce Taylor · Post by **Bruce Taylor** » Fri Aug 03, 2012 7:21 am

Fascinating! Those spikes are a bit alarming. Is this some type of Acanthocephala?

Mitch640 · Post by **Mitch640** » Fri Aug 03, 2012 10:38 am

Very interesting. We have a breeding colony of cormorants here.

Cactusdave · Post by **Cactusdave** » Fri Aug 03, 2012 11:39 am

Certainly looks like an Acanthocephalan. The head might be interesting to look at with polarised light to see if it picks up those 'teeth'.