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
Cumella (Cumella) pygmaea G.O. Sars, 1865 - A nannastacid cumacean (Cumacea images)
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Nannastacid cumacean
Cumella (Cumella) pygmaea
- lateral view 1

Nannastacid cumacean
Cumella (Cumella) pygmaea
- dorsal view 1

Nannastacid cumacean
Cumella (Cumella) pygmaea
- dorsal view 2

Nannastacid cumacean
Cumella (Cumella) pygmaea
- lateral view - microscope 1

Nannastacid cumacean
Cumella (Cumella) pygmaea
- lateral view - microscope 2

Nannastacid cumacean
Cumella (Cumella) pygmaea
- pleon and uropods 1

Nannastacid cumacean
Cumella (Cumella) pygmaea
- pleon and uropods 2

Nannastacid cumacean
Cumella (Cumella) pygmaea
- anterior lateral view 1

Nannastacid cumacean
Cumella (Cumella) pygmaea
- pereopods 1

Specimen found in a sample of Coral Weed, Corallina officinalis, with trapped sediment, the sample was collected from a small shallow pool, 25-50mm deep, under Fucus serratus, near the low tide mark at Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 06.03.15.

Species kindly verified by Salma Shalla.

Cumella pygmaea nannastacidae Cumacean Cumacea 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.