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
Caprella erethizon Mayer, 1901 - A caprellid amphipod or skeleton shrimp (Amphipod images)
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Skeleton shrimp
Caprella erethizon
- lateral view 1

Skeleton shrimp
Caprella erethizon
- dorsal view 1

Skeleton shrimp
Caprella erethizon
- lateral view gnathopod 2

Skeleton shrimp
Caprella erethizon
- head with sharp processes 1

Skeleton shrimp
Caprella erethizon
- dorsal view pereonite 3 and 4

Skeleton shrimp
Caprella erethizon
- antenna 1

Specimens above found on the bryozoan Crisularia plumosa, that was growing at the foot of an overhang on the extreme lowershore at Godrevy Point, near Hayle, Cornwall. 08.06.16.

Skeleton shrimp
Caprella erethizon
- lateral view 2

Skeleton shrimp
Caprella erethizon
- lateral view 3

Skeleton shrimp
Caprella erethizon
- head and antennae 1

Skeleton shrimp
Caprella erethizon
- gnathapod 2 -1

Specimen above was found under a boulder in association with the sea mats Bugulina turbinata, Crisularia plumosa and Cradoscrupocellaria reptans. It was found on the lowershore at Trevaunance Cove, St. Agnes, Cornwall. 05.07.16.

Caprella erethizon caprellid caprellidae skeleton shrimp 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.