Ampithoe sp.; Amphipod

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Ampithoe sp.; Amphipod

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Ampithoe sp.
Amphipod

Photographer: Lovell and Libby Langstroth
Organization: California Academy of Sciences
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 0000 0000 0806 0598 (2006-08-11)

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date of photo between 1980 and 1990

this photo depicts an animal that was captive or collected

photo location laboratory

animal's place of origin Monterey Bay (Monterey County, California, US)

family Ampithoidae

order Amphipoda

class Malacostraca

habitat Marine

notes We find this amphipod amoung blades of the green alga Ulva, low intertidal, where it is beautifully camouflaged. Note the prominent compound eye. The bright red color is due to the visual pigment rhodopsin, present in all known animal photoreptors.

camera Olympus system for macrophotography

photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Other

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common names Amphipod (photographer)

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