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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Mysid shrimp
Siriella jaltensis
- dorsal view 1

Mysid shrimp
Siriella jaltensis
- dorsal view anterior 1

Mysid shrimp
Siriella jaltensis
- dorsal view head 1

Mysid shrimp
Siriella jaltensis
- telson, endouropods and exouropods 1

Mysid shrimp
Siriella jaltensis
- telson 1

Mysid shrimp
Siriella jaltensis
- endouropod 1

Mysid shrimp
Siriella jaltensis
- exouropod 1

Specimen above found swimming solitary, in a deep pool on the low tide line, south of Mousehole, Cornwall. 23.04.15.

Mysid shrimp
Siriella jaltensis
- lateral view 1

Mysid shrimp
Siriella jaltensis
- dorsal view head / rostrum 1

Mysid shrimp
Siriella jaltensis
- antennal scale 1

Mysid shrimp
Siriella jaltensis
- telson and endouropods 1

Mysid shrimp
Siriella jaltensis
- statocysts and statoliths 1

Mysid shrimp
Siriella jaltensis
- tip of telson 1

Mysid shrimp
Siriella jaltensis
- endouropod 2

Mysid shrimp
Siriella jaltensis
- exouropod 2

Specimen above found whilst washing Furbelow holdfasts at Sandy Cove, Newlyn, Cornwall, 27.07.17.

Species on this page is yet to be verified by an expert.

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.