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.

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Aoroid amphipod
Aora spinicornis
- lateral view anterior male 2

Aoroid amphipod
Aora spinicornis
- lateral view male 2

Aoroid amphipod
Aora spinicornis
- gnathopods 1 and 2 male 1

Aoroid amphipod
Aora spinicornis
- lateral view posterior male 2

Aoroid amphipod
Aora spinicornis
- gnathopod 2 male under microscope 1

Aoroid amphipod
Aora spinicornis
- gnathopod 1 male under microscope 1

Specimen above was found in a small sample of algae that was collected on the lowershore at Battery Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 24.10.18.

Aoroid amphipod
Aora spinicornis
- lateral view male 3

Aoroid amphipod
Aora spinicornis
- lateral view head male 2

Aoroid amphipod
Aora spinicornis
- lateral view male 4

Aoroid amphipod
Aora spinicornis
- with 0.1mm division rule 1

Aoroid amphipod
Aora spinicornis
- lateral view head male 3

Aoroid amphipod
Aora spinicornis
- lateral view head male 4

Aoroid amphipod
Aora spinicornis
- gnathopod 2 male 1

Aoroid amphipod
Aora spinicornis
- gnathopod 2 male 2

Aoroid amphipod
Aora spinicornis
- gnathopod 2 male 3

Aoroid amphipod
Aora spinicornis
- gnathopod 1 male 2

Aoroid amphipod
Aora spinicornis
- basis of pereopods 5, 6 and 7 under microscope 1

Aoroid amphipod
Aora spinicornis
- antenna 1 accessory flagellum under microscope 1

Numerous specimens, male and female and juvenile were found in scrape samples taken at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall, 22.10.18.

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.