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
Synchelidium maculatum Stebbing, 1906 (Spence Bate & Westwood, 1862) - An oedicerotid amphipod
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Oedicerotid amphipod
Synchelidium maculatum
- laterl view under stereomicroscope 1

Oedicerotid amphipod
Synchelidium maculatum
- lateral view of gnathopod 1 -1

Oedicerotid amphipod
Synchelidium maculatum
- lateral view of gnathopod 1 -2

Oedicerotid amphipod
Synchelidium maculatum
- lateral view of gnathopod 1 -1

The dead female specimen above was found on sieving clean sand at the low tide near Western Cressars reef, Penzance, Cornwall, 07.07.20.

Care must be taken with identifying this species, even microscopically, as it can be easily confused with Pontocrates altamarinus, it is visually very similar indeed. Pontocrates altamarinus is also likely to occur with species of Synchelidium. Synchelidium has a very distinct gnathopod 1.

Synchelidium maculatum 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.