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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Podocerid amphipod
Podocerus variegatus
- dorsal view 1

Podocerid amphipod
Podocerus variegatus
- dorsal view 2

Podocerid amphipod
Podocerus variegatus
- dorsal view female 1

Podocerid amphipod
Podocerus variegatus
- dorsal view female 2

Podocerid amphipod
Podocerus variegatus
- lateral view female 1

Species found on sampling Ceramium, a small red algae, on the lowershore at Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 11.06.14 and 17.04.15.

Podocerid amphipod
Podocerus variegatus
- dorsal view 3

Podocerid amphipod
Podocerus variegatus
- lateral view 1

Podocerid amphipod
Podocerus variegatus
- lateral view 2

Podocerid amphipod
Podocerus variegatus
- ventral view 1

Podocerid amphipod
Podocerus variegatus
- with 0.1mm division rule 1

Podocerid amphipod
Podocerus variegatus
- with 0.1mm division rule 2

Species found on a sample of the non-native red algae, Pikea californica, collected outside Newlyn Harbour, Newlyn, Cornwall. 23.02.15.

Podocerid amphipod
Podocerus variegatus
- lateral view anterior male under microcsope 1

Podocerid amphipod
Podocerus variegatus
- eye under microscope 1

Podocerid amphipod
Podocerus variegatus
- dorsal view head and antennae of male 1 under microscope 1

Podocerid amphipod
Podocerus variegatus
- gnathopods 1 and 2 of male under microscope 1

Podocerid amphipod
Podocerus variegatus
- ganthopod 1 of male under microscope 1

Podocerid amphipod
Podocerus variegatus
- gnathopod 2 of male under microscope 1

Podocerid amphipod
Podocerus variegatus
- pereopods of male under microscope 1

Podocerid amphipod
Podocerus variegatus
- telson and uropods of male under microscope 1

Podocerid amphipod
Podocerus variegatus
- habitat / location 1

Specimen above was found in a small sample of algae collected from a lowershore pool at Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 25.09.18.

Podocerid amphipod
Podocerus variegatus
- dorsal view 4

Podocerid amphipod
Podocerus variegatus
- lateral view 3

Specimen above was found in a small sample of algae collected at Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 05.10.17.

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.