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
Gammarus crinicornis Stock, 1966 - A gammarid amphipod (Amphipod images)
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Gammarid amphipod
Gammarus crinicornis
- lateral view female 1

Gammarid amphipod
Gammarus crinicornis
- lateral view female 2

Gammarid amphipod
Gammarus crinicornis
- lateral view head female 1

Gammarid amphipod
Gammarus crinicornis
- lateral view female 3

Gammarid amphipod
Gammarus crinicornis
- with 1.0 mm division rule 1

Gammarid amphipod
Gammarus crinicornis
- gnathopod 1 female 1

Gammarid amphipod
Gammarus crinicornis
- gnathopod 2 female 1

Gammarid amphipod
Gammarus crinicornis
- mandible palp / female 1

Gammarid amphipod
Gammarus crinicornis
- pereopod 7 base of basis 1

Gammarid amphipod
Gammarus crinicornis
- pereopod 7 basis female 1

Gammarid amphipod
Gammarus crinicornis
- epimeral plate 3 female 1

Gammarid amphipod
Gammarus crinicornis
- epimeral plate 2 female 1

Gammarid amphipod
Gammarus crinicornis
- uropod 3 / female 1

Gammarid amphipod
Gammarus crinicornis
- telson / female 1

Gammarid amphipod
Gammarus crinicornis
- antennae / female 1

Gammarid amphipod
Gammarus crinicornis
- eggs 1

The mature female specimen above was found at Albert Pier reef, Penzance, Cornwall. 08.05.20.

Please note, females of this species are quite sexually dimorphic.

Thanks go to Marco Faasse and Denis Copilas of Facebook's Amphipod group for assisting with the identification.

Gammarus crinicornis gammaridae gammarid 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.