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_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_6526 Barrel-shrimp (Phronima sp.) with a cluster of tiny young. Not a shrimp at all, but an amphipod and easily identified by its extraordinary habit of living inside the transparent gelatinous body of a salp (like a shrimp in a barrel). Lives a floating existance far out at sea, but periodically cast ashore after storms, especially on southern beaches. Allans Beach, Otago Peninsula *
