Commons:Valued image candidates/Clavella adunca.jpg

Clavella adunca.jpg

promoted

Image
Nominated by	Lycaon (talk) on 2008-11-11 13:39 (UTC)
Scope	Nominated as the most valued image on Commons within the scope: Clavella adunca
Used in	Global usage
Review (criteria)	Comment After looking at the picture, I only have a very vague idea of the shape of this animal. But maybe the animal only has a very vague shape? --Eusebius (talk) 08:20, 13 November 2008 (UTC) Hehe ;-). Indeed, it is a vague animal. Lots of parasites turn into mere reproductive machines with the other parts reduced as much as possible. Clavella and other species of it's family have lost all appendices and consist of a (still vaguely segmented) body and two large egg sacks. Identification is based on the form of the egg sacks and especially on the host to which the animal is attached. They are quite host specific (here Whiting - Merlangius merlangus). Have a look at this for a another parasitic copepod which still has a larger body structure. Lycaon (talk) 08:33, 13 November 2008 (UTC)  Support Looks ok to me. --Eusebius (talk) 09:45, 13 November 2008 (UTC) Result: 1 support, 0 oppose => promoted. -- Lycaon (talk) 09:06, 16 November 2008 (UTC)