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
Unidentified mysid shrimp found with prelarvae in brood pouch. 10.09.13. (Mysida images)
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Mysid shrimp
Unidentified species
- prelarvae in brood pouch 1

Mysid shrimp
Unidentified species
- prelarvae in brood pouch 2

Mysid shrimp
Unidentified species
- prelarvae in brood pouch 3

Specimen here was found in a pool at Porth Nanven, Cornwall, 10.09.13. Images of the specimen are included here to display the state of the rather vivid brood pouch. No ID of the mysid is needed.

David Conway at the MBA has stated that, this is not a parasite, isopod parasite or otherwise, but is completely normal, as what is being displayed are prelarval mysid individuals within the brood pouch.

Unidentified mysid Shrimp Mysida eggs prelarvae brood pouch 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.