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 cirrus (Spence Bate, 1862) - A calliopiid amphipod (Amphipod images)
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Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa cirrus
- lateral view female 1

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa cirrus
- lateral view head of female 1

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa cirrus
- lateral view female 2

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa cirrus
- with 0.1mm division rule 1

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa cirrus
- Pleosome segments 1 and 2 posterior margin with prominent rounded dorsal tooth 1

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

Specimen above was found in a small sample of red algae collected on the lowershore at Battery Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 24.10.18.

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa cirrus
- lateral view 1

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa cirrus
- lateral view posterior 1

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa cirrus
- lateral view anterior 1

Species found on algae on the lowershore at Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 09.05.17. Species generally found around the red alga Chondrus crispus at the location.

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa cirrus
- lateral view female 3

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa cirrus
- lateral view female 4

Specimen above was found under a rock on the lowershore at Battery Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 26.05.13.

Calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa cirrus
- amber coloured juvenile 1

The specimen above was found on washing Mastocarpus stellatus and other algae collected at low water in front of Penzance Promenade, Penzance, Cornwall, 24.07.20.

This species is usually a uniform colour and is usually a reddish-purple colour, especially when found on Mastocarpus stellatus or Chondrus crispus, but the species can also be found in shades of yellow, orange or brown.

Apherusa cirrus 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.