The creature seems to be a marine isopod. It is similar shape to an Arctic marine isopod, Arcturus Baffini.It is on the Canadian Museum of Nature website. Another one is Astacilla Longicornis, which is more likely, as it is found in the north-east Atlantic.
The creature seems to be a marine isopod. It is similar shape to an Arctic marine isopod, Arcturus Baffini.It is on the Canadian Museum of Nature website. Another one is Astacilla Longicornis, which is more likely, as it is found in the north-east Atlantic.
ReplyDeleteLooks like an Arcturid Isopod of some kind, closest match might be Neastacilla Monoseta; perhaps its Scottish cousin.
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http://www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/sertc/Isopod%20Crustaceans.pdf
looks like it might be a for of Skeleton shrimp
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Many thanks for the identifications and the links. It does look like one of the Arctic isopods, though it's difficult to see which one.
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