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.
Apolochus neapolitanus (Della Valle, 1893) - An amphilochid amphipod (Amphilochid amphipod images)
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Amphilochid amphipod
Apolochus neapolitanus
- lateral view 1
Apolochus neapolitanus
- lateral view 1
Amphilochid amphipod
Apolochus neapolitanus
- with 0.1mm division rule 1
Amphilochid amphipod
Apolochus neapolitanus
- lateral view of anterior under microscope 1
Amphilochid amphipod
Apolochus neapolitanus
- gnathopods / microscope 1
Amphilochid amphipod
Apolochus neapolitanus
- gnathopod 1 / microscope 1
Amphilochid amphipod
Apolochus neapolitanus
- antenna 1 and 2 under microscope 1
Amphilochid amphipod
Apolochus neapolitanus
- habitat / location 1
The specimen above was found on washing the holdfasts of Saccorhiza polyschides, Furbelows, collected subtidally at Battery Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 25.07.17.
Amphilochid amphipod
Apolochus neapolitanus
- lateral view 2
Amphilochid amphipod
Apolochus neapolitanus
- with 0.1mm division rule 2
Amphilochid amphipod
Apolochus neapolitanus
- habitat / location 2
The specimen above was found in a sample of Coral Weed, Corallina officinalis, collected from the lowershore in a shallow pool from under Saw Wrack, Fucus serratus. at Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 03.06.15.
Amphilochid amphipod
Apolochus neapolitanus
- lateral view 3
Amphilochid amphipod
Apolochus neapolitanus
- lateral view 4
Amphilochid amphipod
Apolochus neapolitanus
- lateral view 5
Amphilochid amphipod
Apolochus neapolitanus
- with 0.1mm division rule 3
The specimens above was found in a sample of coralline algae collected from the lowershore at Battery Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 04.07.20.
Amphilochid amphipod
Apolochus neapolitanus
- lateral view 6
Amphilochid amphipod
Apolochus neapolitanus
- lateral view 7
Amphilochid amphipod
Apolochus neapolitanus
- with 0.1mm division rule 4
The two specimens above were found in a sample of algae collected from Albert Pier reef, Penzance, Cornwall, 21.07.20.
Apolochus neapolitanus has the synonym Amphilochus neapolitanus.
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.