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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Crustaceans (Crustacea) » Malacostracans (Malacostraca) » Marsupial Crustaceans (Peracarida) » Amphipods (Amphipoda)
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ocean bug
Copyright © 2019 Matt Edmonds

ocean bug
Pinellas County, Florida, USA
June 1, 2019
Size: 6mm ish
Found among seagrass.
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Contributed by Matt Edmonds on 1 June, 2019 - 8:47am
Last updated 22 October, 2019 - 3:27pm

Moved, not an isopod...
Moved from Isopods.
… Hisserdude, 22 October, 2019 - 3:27pm login or register to post comments

Moved to Isopoda for expert identification.
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Allison, 12 September, 2019 - 12:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Isopod?
Not a crustacean expert, but looks more like an amphipod to me.
… Steven Wang, 12 September, 2019 - 12:02pm login or register to post comments

 
You are correct Steven
It is laterally compressed, so it is an amphipod, thanks for catching my error.
… Jeffrey A Back, 22 October, 2019 - 3:40pm login or register to post comments

Marine isopod
Not an insect, but a crustacean
… Jeffrey A Back, 1 June, 2019 - 11:36pm login or register to post comments

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