This closeup shows pereonites 5-7 with their appendages, pereopods 5-7. Pereopods 5-7 arise from the posterior end of their segment (pereonite) and are used for gripping the substrate such as this eelgrass blade. The left pereopod 7 is missing.
This view of the head (animal is looking to the left) shows the very large second antennae to the left, then the head with sessile eyes and prominent, forward-directed head spine. Below the head can be seen the first gnathopods which are on the anterior end of the first thoracic segment (pereonite), which extends out of view to the right.
Caprella angusta from eelgrass in Padilla Bay. Total length about 4 cm. One of the ventral flaplike gills is visible posterior to the large grasping gnathopods 2, right at the end of the eelgrass. (Photo by: Dave Cowles, July 2008)
