New Zealand Seashore

DSC_3374 Estuarine amphipod or mowhitiwhiti (Paracorophium excavatum) seen here against the mesh of a sieve. Their tiny burrows, indicated by small mounds on the mudflats, extend from from mid intertidal to shallow subtidal. The amphipods feed on organic detritus at the surface of the sediment. Papanui Inlet, Otago Peninsula *

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DSC_3374 Estuarine amphipod or mowhitiwhiti (Paracorophium excavatum) seen here against the mesh of a sieve. Their tiny burrows, indicated by small mounds on the mudflats, extend from from mid intertidal to shallow subtidal. The amphipods feed on organic detritus at the surface of the sediment. Papanui Inlet, Otago Peninsula *

DSC 3846 Estuarine amphipod burrowing mowhitiwhiti Paracorophium excavatum tiny mesh sieve mudflat Papanui Inlet Otago Peninsula