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
Praunus neglectus (G.O. Sars, 1869) - Chameleon shrimp (Mysida images)
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Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- dorsal view 1

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- lateral view 1

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- dorsal view anterior 1

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- dorsal view anterior 2

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- dorsal surface 1

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- dorsal surface 2

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- with 1.0mm division rule 1

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- telson, endouropod and exouropod 1

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- antennular scale and antennular peduncle 1

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- telson under microscope 1

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- telson tip under microscope 1

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- endouropod / microscope 1

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- exouropod / microscope 1

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- reddish purple exouropod setae / microscope 1

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- antennular scale under / microscope 1

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- reddish purple setae on antennular scale tip / under microscope 1

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- antennular peduncle under microscope 1

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- habitat / location 1

A number of olive-brown looking specimens were found on passing a net through Sargassum muticum, Wireweed, in the shallow sublittoral at Marra Pool, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon, 16.04.22. Please note that there has been a colour change on being stored in a container prior to photography.

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- dorsal view 5

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- lateral view 5

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- lateral view head 5

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- telson 5

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- tip of telson 5

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- tip of exouropod 5

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- brood pouch / marsupium 6

Numerous specimens found below East Pier, Hayle, Cornwall, 07.06.18.

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- dorsal view 1

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- telson 1

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- telson 2

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- endouropod and exouropod 1

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- endouropod 1

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- tip of antennular peduncle 1

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- rostrum 1

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- eye 1

Specimen above netted under Sargassum muticum, Wireweed, in a pool on the middleshore at Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 27.06.17.

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- dorsal view 2

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- lateral view with marsupium 1

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- dorsal view head 1

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- telson 3

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- telson 4

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- exouropod 1

Chameleon shrimp
Praunus neglectus
- endouropod 2

Specimen above is a female, found in a sample of algae, driftweed, taken from the low tide mark at Battery Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 07.07.15.

Praunus flexuosus Chameleon opossum Shrimp Mysida 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.