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
Lekanesphaera hookeri (Leach, 1814) - An isopod (Isopoda images)
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Isopoda
Lekanesphaera hookeri
- dorsal view 1

Isopoda
Lekanesphaera hookeri
- dorsal view 2

Isopoda
Lekanesphaera hookeri
- ventral view 1

Isopoda
Lekanesphaera hookeri
- pleotelson 1

Isopoda
Lekanesphaera hookeri
- ventral view posterior 1

Isopoda
Lekanesphaera hookeri
- habitat / location 1

Isopoda
Lekanesphaera hookeri
- habitat / location 2

Numerous specimens found under debris and burrowed in the bank of tidal pools at The Pill, Northam Burrows Country Park, Westward Ho!, Devon, 08.04.17. The pools in question are probably only flooded on high spring tides. The amphipod Corophium volutator and a female pregnant Three-spined stickleback were also found in the same pool.

As with most matters relating to isopods, I'd like to thank Dr. David Holdich for his help here with the determination. The typical parallel papillation isn't as marked in the specimen above as it could be, but the pleotelson is level with the end of the endopods as it should be in L. hookeri.

Lekanesphaera hookeri synonym Sphaeroma Marine Animal Resembling Woodlouse Isopoda 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.