Feeding stage of Symbion pandora detached from Nephrops norvegicus (see Image Description)Light microscopy of feeding stage of Symbion pandora detached from a Norwegian Lobster (Nephrops norvegicus). Two Prometheus larvae with dwarf males inside are attached to the feeding stage. The buccal funnel of the feeding stage is up.
SEM of two feeding stages of Symbion pandora on a Nephrops norvegicus seta; individual on left is in feeding positionScanning electron microscopy of two feeding stages of Symbion pandora on a seta form a Norwegian Lobster (Nephrops norvegicus). The individual on the right has a closed mouth ring; the one on the left has the mouth ring everted in the typical feeding position with the cilia exposed.