APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Parasterope Kornicker, 1975 sp. ? not Euphilomedes interpuncta - An ostracod (Ostracod images)
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Mussel shrimp / ostracod
Parasterope sp. ?
- lateral view 1

Mussel shrimp / ostracod
Parasterope sp. ?
- lateral view 2

Mussel shrimp / ostracod
Parasterope sp. ?
- ventral view 1

Mussel shrimp / ostracod
Parasterope sp. ?
- with 0.1mm division rule 1

The specimen above was found in a lowershore pool in a sample of Coral Weed, Corallina officinalis, taken from the base of the promenade wall at Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 25.03.15.

The species here was previously thought to be Euphilomedes interpuncta (Baird, 1850) Poulsen, 1962; but Christina Espirito Santo has informed me that the former species has a rougher surface and that the specimen here is very simillar indeed to a species of Parasterope that occurs in Portuguese waters.

Parasterope Kornicker 1975 not Euphilomedes interpuncta Seed Mussel shrimp Ostracod ostracoda Images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.