Fig. 1From: Host gill attachment causes blood-feeding by the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) chalimus larvae and alters parasite development and transcriptomeDistribution of different stages and instar ages of lice. Stages and different instar ages of lice sampled at 10 days post-infestation (dpi) and at 18 dpi sampled from the fish body, fins and gills in both experiments (Experiment (Exp) 1 and Experiment 2) are shown. Number of fish sampled: n = 20 (Experiment 1, 10 dpi), n = 18 (Experiment 2, 10 dpi), n = 37 (Experiment 1, 18 dpi) and n = 34 (Experiment 2, 18 dpi). Lice instar ages were defined on photographs as described in the main text. Transcriptome sequencing was performed for lice from Experiment 1 10 dpi, Experiment 2 10 dpi (both chalimus I old) and Experiment 2 18 dpi (chalimus II old) marked with *Back to article page