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
Halotydeus hydrodromus (Berlese & Trouessart, 1889) - A Penthaleid mite (Marine acari)
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Penthaleid mite
Halotydeus hydrodromus
- with Anurida maritima 1

Penthaleid mite
Halotydeus hydrodromus
- dorsal view / cropped 1

Penthaleid mite
Halotydeus hydrodromus
- dorsal view / cropped 2

Penthaleid mite
Halotydeus hydrodromus
- with Anurida maritima 2

Penthaleid mite
Halotydeus hydrodromus
- Catenella caespitosa sample 1

Numerous mites were found with the marine springtail Anurida maritima in a sample of Creeping Chain Weed, Catenella caespitosa, from the side of a pillar supporting a road within Penzance Harbour, Penzance, Cornwall, 04.07.20.

Penthaleid mite
Halotydeus hydrodromus
- in old barnacle / cropped 1

Penthaleid mite
Halotydeus hydrodromus
- in old barnacle / lowershore 1

Penthaleid mite
Halotydeus hydrodromus
- in old barnacle / cropped 2

Penthaleid mite
Halotydeus hydrodromus
- in old barnacle / lowershore 2

Penthaleid mite
Halotydeus hydrodromus
- colony / lowershore 2

Specimens found in cracks and crevices in rocks and in old barnacles on the middleshore and below. Images taken at Spit Point, Par, near St. Austell, Cornwall. 12.06.10.

The species here was kindly identified by Matthew Shepherd.

It must be noted that the mite species that feature in the images above can only be identified by an expert from images. Mites should be keyed and and identified using a microscope, the species then verified by an expert.

Halotydeus hydrodromus Penthaleidae Penthaleid mite Marine acari 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.