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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Squat lobster
Galathea dispersa
- juvenile dorsal view 1

Squat lobster
Galathea dispersa
- juvenile / carapace 1

Squat lobster
Galathea dispersa
- juvenile / rostrum 1

Squat lobster
Galathea dispersa
- juvenile / chelipeds / claws 1

Squat lobster
Galathea dispersa
- juvenile / cheliped / claw 1

Squat lobster
Galathea dispersa
- surface of cheliped with scales fringed with fine setae 1

Squat lobster
Galathea dispersa
- juvenile / ventral / abdomen 1

Squat lobster
Galathea dispersa
- dorsal view of abdominal
somites 2 and 3 with three transverse striae 1

Squat lobster
Galathea dispersa
- merus with large median spine on inner margin 1

Squat lobster
Galathea dispersa
- merus and ischium +/- equal 1

Squat lobster
Galathea dispersa
- maxilliped 3 -1

Squat lobster
Galathea dispersa
- three-spined antennule base 1

Squat lobster
Galathea dispersa
- with 1.0mm division rule 1

The specimens above were found in debris from crab potting, mainly starfish, which was passed to the author at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. The images are of dead specimens that were caught in 30-40m of water off the Lizard, Cornwall, 15.08.17.

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.