Figure 1From: Hematodinium sp. and its bacteria-like endosymbiont in European brown shrimp (Crangon crangon)External appearance of uninfected (left) and Hematodinium -infected (3 to right) Crangon crangon . Infected hosts display a loss of transparency of the cuticle, particularly visible in the appendages. Loss of transparency is due to large numbers of parasite life stages within the haemolymph of infected shrimp.Back to article page