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
Pontocrates arenarius (Spence Bate, 1858) - An oedicerotid amphipod (Amphipod images)
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Oedicerotid amphipod
Pontocrates arenarius
- lateral view 1

Oedicerotid amphipod
Pontocrates arenarius
- lateral view 2

Oedicerotid amphipod
Pontocrates arenarius
- dorsal view 1

Oedicerotid amphipod
Pontocrates arenarius
- anterior rostrum and eye 1

Oedicerotid amphipod
Pontocrates arenarius
- gnathopod 1 -1

Oedicerotid amphipod
Pontocrates arenarius
- gnathopod 1 -2

Oedicerotid amphipod
Pontocrates arenarius
- embryo 1

Oedicerotid amphipod
Pontocrates arenarius
- embryos 1

Oedicerotid amphipod
Pontocrates arenarius
- pereopod 3 -1

Oedicerotid amphipod
Pontocrates arenarius
- posterior 1

Oedicerotid amphipod
Pontocrates arenarius
- telson and uropods 1

Oedicerotid amphipod
Pontocrates arenarius
- telson and uropods 2

Oedicerotid amphipod
Pontocrates arenarius
- habitat / location 1

Species found on sifting fine sand in lowershore pools at Albert Pier reef, Penzance, Cornwall. 06.06.16.

Thanks go to Inga Williamson for her help in identifying this species.

Pontocrates arenarius oedicerotidae oedicerotid 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.