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
Unidentified mysid shrimp found at Albert Reef, Penzance. 17.05.15. (Mysida images)
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Mysid shrimp
Unidentified species
- dorsal view 1

Mysid shrimp
Unidentified species
- dorsal view 2

Mysid shrimp
Unidentified species
- with 0.1mm division rule 1

Mysid shrimp
Unidentified species
- dorsal view anterior 1

Mysid shrimp
Unidentified species
- antennular peduncle 1

Mysid shrimp
Unidentified species
- antennae bases 1

Mysid shrimp
Unidentified species
- telson, endouropod and exouropod 1

Mysid shrimp
Unidentified species
- telson 1

Mysid shrimp
Unidentified species
- endouropod 1

Mysid shrimp
Unidentified species
- exouropod 1

The body length of this specimen is about 2.5mm. The specimen was found in a pool on the lowershore at Albert Pier reef, Penzance, Cornwall. 17.05.15. The mysid was stored in ethanol and was examined and photographed on 05.09.16.

It appears the specimen is too young to identify, if not, the specimen does not appear to be featured in the book on British Mysidacea by Tattersall and Tattersall.

Unidentified mysid 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.