A salmon louse (IMAGE)

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

A salmon louse

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This is what the salmon louse larva looks like under a microscope. This one is at the nauplius stage. This is the first stage after hatching, when the larvae drift around in the sea. 

 

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Photo: SINTEF

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