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Fig. 4

From: Microbial proliferation on gill structures of juvenile European lobster (Homarus gammarus) during a moult cycle

Fig. 4

Epipodial setae within the branchial chamber of H. gammarus showing microbial growth: serrulate setal structure showing setule outgrowths distal to the naked proximal shaft a, a(i); three-sided setal structure (b); serrated distal and smooth proximal structure of setae (c); serrulate seta with setules showing epibionts attached (d). SAP setal attachment point, GF gill filament, SS serrulate setae, E gill epipodites, DS distal setules, NPSS naked proximal setal shaft, R1, R2, and R3 rows of setules

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