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
Apherusa bispinosa (Bate, 1857) - A calliopiid amphipod (Amphipod images)
Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- dorsal view 1

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- dorsal view 2

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- lateral view 1

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- with 0.1mm division rule 1

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- lateral view of head under microscope 1

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- epimeral plate 3 -1

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- epimeral plate 2 and 3 -1

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- lateral view of posterior 1

The specimen above was found in a scrape sample taken at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall, 15.10.18.

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- lateral view 2

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- lateral view anterior 1

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- lateral view 3

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- with 0.1mm division rule 2

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- lateral view 4

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- lateral view anterior 2

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- lateral view 5

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- with 0.1mm division rule 3

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- head / eye under microscope 1

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- posterior of epimeral plate 3 under microscope 1

The two specimens above were found in a small sample of algae that was collected on the lowershore at Battery Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 24.10.18.

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- lateral view 6

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- lateral view 7

Species found in a sample of Corallina officinalis, Coral Weed, from the lowershore at Battery Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 20.05.15.

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- lateral view female 1

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- with 0.1mm division rule 4

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- pereopods under microscope 1

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- edge of epimeral plate 3 of female under microscope -1

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- spine on pleosome of female under microscope 1

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- lateral view head of female under microscope 1

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- gnathopod 1 of female under microscope 1

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- telson of female under microscope 1

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- antennae 1 and 2 of female under microscope 1

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- part of antenna 1 of female under microscope 1

The female specimen above was found in a scrape sample taken at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall, 05.10.18.

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- under rock on lowershore 1

Specimen above found under a rock on an extra low water spring tide at Marazion, Cornwall. 19.03.11.

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- juvenile 1

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- juvenile 2

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- juvenile 3

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- juvenile 4

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- juvenile 5

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- juvenile 6

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- juvenile 7

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa
- juvenile 8

A collection of juvenile specimens to show the variability in colour of this species. The specimens were found on washing Mastocarpus stellatus and other algae collected at low water in front of Penzance Promenade, Penzance, Cornwall, 24.07.20.

Apherusa bispinosa calliopiidae calliopiid amphipod 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.