Profile of the head of the pontellid copepod Pontella securifer

Profile of the head of the pontellid copepod Pontella securifer. Light passes sequentially through 3 separate lenses and then hits the photoreceptor cells. This male copepod has one antenna that is bright orange and modified for grabbin g females, while the other antenna is transparent. Two additional eyes are visible on the dorsal(top) surface of the copepod, each with a small red lens.

Photo Category: Ocean exploration - Invertebrates - Zooplankton
Photo Location: Gulf of Mexico
Photo Date: 2005 August 26

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Author: Dr. Jonathan Cohen/Operation Deep Scope 2005 Expedition: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration/ NOAA

License: Public Domain Mark 1.0 (Public domain)

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