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
Leptocheirus pilosus Zaddach, 1844 - A corophiid amphipod (Amphipod images)
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Corophiid amphipod
Leptocheirus pilosus
- female lateral view 1

Corophiid amphipod
Leptocheirus pilosus
- female lateral view 2

Corophiid amphipod
Leptocheirus pilosus
- female lateral view anterior 1

Corophiid amphipod
Leptocheirus pilosus
- female lateral view posterior 1

Corophiid amphipod
Leptocheirus pilosus
- female / 1.0mm division rule 1

Corophiid amphipod
Leptocheirus pilosus
- female lateral view 3

Corophiid amphipod
Leptocheirus pilosus
- female lateral view anterior under microscope 1

Corophiid amphipod
Leptocheirus pilosus
- female pereopod 3 under microscope 1

Corophiid amphipod
Leptocheirus pilosus
- female gnathopod 1 under microscope 1

Corophiid amphipod
Leptocheirus pilosus
- female pereopod 7 under microscope 1

Corophiid amphipod
Leptocheirus pilosus
- female lateral view posterior under microscope 1

Corophiid amphipod
Leptocheirus pilosus
- eggs under microscope 1

Corophiid amphipod
Leptocheirus pilosus
- habitat / location 1

Corophiid amphipod
Leptocheirus pilosus
- habitat / location 2

The specimen above is a berried female, she was found living in fouling on mussels attach to the side of a pontoon. The fouling consisted of fine red and brown algae and hydroids such as Opercularella lacerata, at Saltash pontoon, Saltash, Cornwall, 23.05.22.

Leptocheirus pilosus corophiidae corophiid amphipod 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.