Caprella sp. 1 is not the primary subject of the video clip; the primary subject is Cnidoscyphus sp. (Stinging hydroids). South Pacific Ocean, Shot at night, Duration 8 seconds
Two species of Caprellidae. A, Phtisica marina, a species which retains the fourth and fifth pairs of thoracic limbs (prp', prp'); B, Caprella linearis, in which these limbs are represented only by the gills (br)
Eyes Under Puget SoundThis species image was collected from Puget Sound sediments and photographed by the Washington State Department of Ecologys Marine Sediment Monitoring Team. For more information about this teams work visit: www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/eap/psamp/index.htm.Cant get enough benthos? Check out our Eyes Under Puget Sound Critter of the Month species profile blogs at bit.ly/critterofthemonth
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Eyes Under Puget SoundThis species image was collected from Puget Sound sediments and photographed by the Washington State Department of Ecologys Marine Sediment Monitoring Team. For more information about this teams work visit: ecology.wa.gov/Water-Shorelines/Puget-Sound/Sound-science...Cant get enough benthos? Check out our Eyes Under Puget Sound - Critter of the Month blogs at: ecology.wa.gov/Blog/Search?tag=7&category=2
This female skeleton shrimp is climging to a red alga. She is brooding her young in the red dotted marsupium. Here five juveniles are climbing over their mother.