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
Maera grossimana (Montagu, 1808) - A maerid amphipod (Maerid amphipod images)
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Maerid amphipod
Maera grossimana
- lateral view 1

Maerid amphipod
Maera grossimana
- lateral view 2

Maerid amphipod
Maera grossimana
- lateral view 3

Maerid amphipod
Maera grossimana
- lateral view 4

Maerid amphipod
Maera grossimana
- lateral view anterior 1

Maerid amphipod
Maera grossimana
- lateral view anterior 2

Maerid amphipod
Maera grossimana
- lateral view posterior 1

Maerid amphipod
Maera grossimana
- lateral view gnathopod 2 under microscope 1

Maerid amphipod
Maera grossimana
- lateral view gnathopod 1 under microscope 1

Maerid amphipod
Maera grossimana
- lateral view posterior under microscope 1

Specimens above were found on washing the holdfasts of Saccorhiza polyschides, Furbelows, which were collected subtidally at Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 25.09.18.

Maerid amphipod
Maera grossimana
- lateral view 5

Maerid amphipod
Maera grossimana
- collection of specimens 1

Specimens above were found on washing pebbles at Battery Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 01.09.20.

Maerid amphipod
Maera grossimana
- lateral view 6

Maerid amphipod
Maera grossimana
- lateral view 7

Maerid amphipod
Maera grossimana
- lateral view anterior 3

Maerid amphipod
Maera grossimana
- under rock on lowershore 1

Maerid amphipod
Maera grossimana
- under rock on lowershore 2

Specimens above found near The Greeb, Perranuthnoe, Cornwall. 14.05.14; Batten Beach, Plymouth, Devon. 16.03.06; and at Spit Point, Par, St. Austell, Cornwall, 27.05.10.

Thanks go to Marco Faasse for originally identifying this species.

Maera grossimana sandhopper amphipod 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.