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
Ampithoe rubricata (Montagu, 1818) - An ampithoid amphipod (Amphipod images)
Ampithoid amphipod
Ampithoe rubricata
- lateral view 1

Ampithoid amphipod
Ampithoe rubricata
- lateral view anterior 1

Ampithoid amphipod
Ampithoe rubricata
- gnathopod 2 -1

Ampithoid amphipod
Ampithoe rubricata
- gnathopod 2 -2

Ampithoid amphipod
Ampithoe rubricata
- lateral view posterior 1

Ampithoid amphipod
Ampithoe rubricata
- lateral view posterior 2

Specimen above found under a rock on the extremem lowershore at Long Rock, Penzance, Cornwall, by Jan Whittington. 21.04.15.

Ampithoid amphipod
Ampithoe rubricata
- lateral view 2

Ampithoid amphipod
Ampithoe rubricata
- dorsal view 1

Ampithoid amphipod
Ampithoe rubricata
- lateral view anterior 2

Ampithoid amphipod
Ampithoe rubricata
- lateral view anterior 3

Ampithoid amphipod
Ampithoe rubricata
- gnathopods 1

Ampithoid amphipod
Ampithoe rubricata
- lateral view middle 1

Ampithoid amphipod
Ampithoe rubricata
- lateral view 3

Ampithoid amphipod
Ampithoe rubricata
- with 1.0mm division rule 1

Specimen above was found on the lowershore at Sennen Cove harbour, Sennen Cove, Cornwall, 10.10.18.

Ampithoid amphipod
Ampithoe rubricata
- lateral view 4

Ampithoid amphipod
Ampithoe rubricata
- lateral view 5

Specimen found at Battery Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 25.05.13.

Ampithoid amphipod
Ampithoe rubricata
- from ruff of Furbelows 1

Ampithoid amphipod
Ampithoe rubricata
- from ruff or Furbelows 2

Species found within folds / ruff of the brown algae Furbelows, Saccorhiza polyschides, taken from below the low water mark, at Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 25.07.13.

Ampithoe rubricata 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.