New Zealand Seashore

DSC_3374 Estuarine amphipod or mowhitiwhiti (Paracorophium excavatum) build tiny burrow entrances, seen here as small mounds on the mudflats, extending 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) build tiny burrow entrances, seen here as small mounds on the mudflats, extending from from mid intertidal to shallow subtidal. The amphipods feed on organic detritus at the surface of the sediment. Papanui Inlet, Otago Peninsula *

DSC 3374 Estuarine amphipod burrowing mowhitiwhiti Paracorophium excavatum tiny burrows small mounds mudflat Papanui Inlet Otago Peninsula