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
Melita palmata (Montagu, 1804) - A melitid amphipod (Amphipod images)
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Melitid amphipod
Melita palmata
- lateral view 1

Melitid amphipod
Melita palmata
- lateral view 2

Melitid amphipod
Melita palmata
- head with cleft between lateral lobe and postantennal angle 1

Melitid amphipod
Melita palmata
- head with cleft between lateral lobe and postantennal angle 2

Melitid amphipod
Melita palmata
- gnathopods 1

Melitid amphipod
Melita palmata
- lateral view posterior 1

Melitid amphipod
Melita palmata
- lateral view 3

Melitid amphipod
Melita palmata
- with 1.0mm division rule 1

Melitid amphipod
Melita palmata
- habitat / location 1

Melitid amphipod
Melita palmata
- habitat / location 2

Specimen above was found on washing the holdfasts of Saccorhiza polyschides, Furbelows, collected subtidally in Sennen Cove harbour, Sennen Cove, Cornwall, 10.10.18.

Melitid amphipod
Melita palmata
- gnathopod 2 male 1

Melitid amphipod
Melita palmata
- gnathopod 1 male 1

Melitid amphipod
Melita palmata
- pereopods 5, 6 and 7 -1

Specimen above found in marine fouling at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall, 02.11.18.

This species can be told from Melita hengensis as the species has a cleft between the lateral lobe and postantennal angle on its head.

Melita palmata Sandhopper 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.